Abstract
Mycoplasma pneumonia (MP) is an acute respiratory infection with pneumonia caused by mycoplasma pneumoniae, which can cause epidemic, accounting for about 10% of all pneumonia, and can also lead to death in severe cases. Mycoplasma pneumoniae can be found in respiratory secretions from 2 to 3 days before onset until several weeks after recovery. It grows between ciliated epithelium through contact infection and does not invade lung parenchyma. There are neuraminic acid receptors on its cell membrane, which can be attached to the surface of respiratory epithelial cells of the host, inhibit cilium activity, destroy epithelial cells, and produce hydrogen peroxide to further cause local tissue injury. Its pathogenicity may be related to the allergic reaction of patients to the pathogen or its metabolites. Humoral immunity can be caused after infection, and antibodies exist in serum of most adults, which leads to less incidence of disease.
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Liu, B., Lyu, Z., Xu, M. (2023). Mycoplasma Pneumonia. In: Li, H., Liu, J., Li, L. (eds) Radiology of Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases - Volume 3. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4614-3_9
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