| mycoplasma pneumoniae (eaton pplo) respiratory disease among american military personnel on taiwan, republic of china. | | 1965 | 5217009 |
| complicated parapneumonic effusion and empyema in children. | parapneumonic effusion and empyema are recognized complications of bacterial pneumonia. optimal management in children, especially the duration of parenteral antibiotics and the role of surgery, is controversial. this study analyzed the clinical characteristics, management, outcome, and bacterial etiology of 59 patients with complicated parapneumonic effusion and empyema treated at a single medical center in kaohsiung from january 1995 to march 2004. | 2006 | 17164951 |
| seroprevalence of mycobacterium pneumoniae in healthy adolescents in taiwan. | this study was designed to understand the seroprevalence of mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in healthy taiwanese adolescents. the study included 2,233 college freshmen (female:male = 1.29:1; mean age, 19.7 years). the percentages of subjects residing in northern, central, southern, and eastern taiwan were 66.91, 15.89, 9.0, and 8.2%, respectively. all enrolled subjects underwent a serologic agglutination test to detect serum concentrations of antibodies to m. pneumoniae. the test results showed ... | 2007 | 18032833 |
| association of acute urticaria with mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in hospitalized children. | acute urticaria is a common and disturbing disorder in children and has a versatile etiology. | 2009 | 19739426 |
| impact of infectious etiology on the outcome of taiwanese patients hospitalized with community acquired pneumonia. | this study aimed to assess the relationships between infectious etiology, empiric treatment, and outcomes in taiwanese patients with community acquired pneumonia (cap). | 2013 | 23416657 |
| etiology of empyema thoracis and parapneumonic pleural effusion in taiwanese children and adolescents younger than 18 years of age. | we analyzed blood and pleural fluid samples from 89 taiwanese children with empyema thoracis and parapneumonic pleural effusion. streptococcus pneumoniae was the major pathogen, identified in 12 children by bacterial culture and 53 children by molecular techniques, and serotype 19a was the dominant serotype. also noteworthy was the detection of pneumococcal serotype 1, haemophilus influenzae and mycoplasma pneumoniae in these children. | 2013 | 23340566 |
| clinical characteristics of q fever and etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in a tropical region of southern taiwan: a prospective observational study. | the clinical characteristics of q fever are poorly identified in the tropics. fever with pneumonia or hepatitis are the dominant presentations of acute q fever, which exhibits geographic variability. in southern taiwan, which is located in a tropical region, the role of q fever in community-acquired pneumonia (cap) has never been investigated. | 2014 | 25033402 |
| a prospective etiologic study of community-acquired pneumonia in taiwan. | the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (cap) is complicated by the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance and the tendency to rely on empirical therapy. this study investigated the etiologic agents of adult cap in taiwan and the susceptibility of streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from these patients. | 2005 | 16385374 |
| etiology of community acquired pneumonia among adult patients requiring hospitalization in taiwan. | there has not been a comprehensive multi-center study investigating the microbial profile of community acquired pneumonia (cap) in taiwan. | 2005 | 16085210 |
| chlamydial pneumonia in children requiring hospitalization: effect of mixed infection on clinical outcome. | the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia (cap) in a children's hospital was studied among 209 previously healthy children treated from august 1, 2001 to july 31, 2002. a total of 26 children (12.4%) with a diagnosis of chlamydial infection were included in this study. the diagnosis of chlamydial infection was based on either a positive immunofluorescent assay result for chlamydial antigen in sputum, or positive serologic results for immunoglobulin m (igm), an igg titer >/=1:640 or a 4-fold r ... | 2005 | 15843856 |
| clinical characteristics of childhood erythema multiforme, stevens-johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in taiwanese children. | erythema multiforme (em), stevens-johnson syndrome (sjs) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (ten) are mucocutaneous diseases associated with significant morbidity and mortality. this study compared childhood em, sjs and ten in terms of clinical courses, laboratory data, etiologies and outcomes in taiwan. the initial laboratory findings, clinical presentations, etiologies and subsequent clinical courses of 30 patients with a diagnosis of em, sjs or ten, who were admitted between 1995 and 2003 at nati ... | 2004 | 15599469 |
| mycoplasmal pneumonia in chinese veterans. | from 1967-1973, a total of 54 strains of mycoplasma pneumoniae was isolated from patients suffering from different acute respiratory diseases, with an average positive isolation rate of 4.7%. most mycoplasmas were isolated from patients aged 40-60, and with pneumonia of primary atypical pneumonias. the highest frequency of isolation was found in sputum collected 4-8 days after onset of illness. colony formation on pplo medium usually occurred 7-12 days after incubation. serological tests were me ... | 1976 | 1036986 |
| the association between mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and speech and language impairment: a nationwide population-based study in taiwan. | manifestations of mycoplasma pneumoniae infection can range from self-limiting upper respiratory symptoms to various neurological complications, including speech and language impairment. but an association between mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and speech and language impairment has not been sufficiently explored. in this study, we aim to investigate the association between mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and subsequent speech and language impairment in a nationwide population-based sample usin ... | 2017 | 28672017 |
| epidemiology and clinical manifestations of children with macrolide-resistant mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in taiwan. | mycoplasma pneumoniae accounts for 10-30% of community-acquired pneumonia (cap) in children. this study reveals the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of children with macrolide-resistant (ml(r) ) m. pneumoniae pneumonia in taiwan. respiratory tract specimens were collected from children hospitalized with cap for evaluation via pcr followed by dna sequencing for several point mutations related to the ml(r) character. of the 412 specimens collected during the study period, 60 (15%) were pos ... | 2013 | 23169584 |
| macrolide-resistant mycoplasma pneumoniae in children in taiwan. | the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of macrolide-resistant mycoplasma pneumoniae in taiwan and to compare the clinical courses of pediatric patients with macrolide-resistant (mr) m. pneumoniae and macrolide-susceptible (ms) m. pneumoniae infection. patients were among the children admitted to chang gung children's hospital with mycoplasmal pneumonia between february and december 2011. detection for macrolide resistance was performed after informed consent was obtained. we retros ... | 2013 | 23196653 |
| pediatric round pneumonia. | "round pneumonia" or "spherical pneumonia" is a well-characterized clinical entity that seems to be less addressed by pediatricians in taiwan. we herein report the case of a 7-year-old boy who presented with prolonged fever, cough, and chest x-rays showing a well-demarcated round mass measuring 5.9 × 5.6 × 4.3 cm in the left lower lung field, findings which were typical for round pneumonia. the urinary pneumococcal antigen test was positive, and serum anti-mycoplasma pneumoniae antibody titer me ... | 2014 | 23597522 |
| clinical and epidemiological characteristics in children with community-acquired mycoplasma pneumonia in taiwan: a nationwide surveillance. | community-acquired pneumonia (cap) is the leading cause of hospitalization of children. mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most common pathogens. the disease severity is diverse, and the diagnosis remains a challenge to clinical pediatricians. the aims of this study are to provide a nationwide surveillance of the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of community-acquired mycoplasma pneumonia (camp) in children in taiwan. | 2015 | 25311405 |
| incident asthma and mycoplasma pneumoniae: a nationwide cohort study. | previous studies investigating the relationship between mycoplasma pneumoniae and incident asthma in the general population have been inconclusive. | 2016 | 26586037 |
| etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized children in northern taiwan. | pneumonia is the leading reason for hospitalization in children. the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced in taiwan in october 2005. there has been no comprehensive study of the etiology of childhood community-acquired pneumonia (cap), either in the pre- or postpneumococcal conjugate vaccine era, in taiwan. | 2012 | 22935863 |
| high prevalence of mycoplasma pneumoniae in hepatitis c virus-infected hemodialysis patients. | this study investigates the seroprevalence of mycoplasma pneumonia (m. pneumoniae) in patients with hepatitis c viral (hcv) infection undergoing hemodialysis (hd). | 2012 | 23163121 |