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- Title
Rhabdomyolysis associated with antimicrobial drug-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
- Authors
Oishi, Tomohiro; Narita, Mitsuo; Ohya, Hitomi; Yamanaka, Takayuki; Aizawa, Yuta; Matsuo, Mai; Matsunaga, Masamichi; Tsukano, Shinya; Taguchi, Testuo
- Abstract
We describe a case of rhabdomyolysis in a patient infected with antimicrobial drug-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae The patient's acute-phase serum levels of interleukin-18 and tumor necrosis factor-α were high, which suggests a pathogenic role for M. pneumoniae. In an era of increasing antimicrobial drug resistance, a system for rapidly identifying resistant M. pneumoniae would be beneficial.
- Publication
Emerging infectious diseases, 2012, Vol 18, Issue 5, p849
- ISSN
1080-6059
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1805.111149