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Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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small, highly pleomorphic cells
no peptidoglycan, yes sterols very sloooooow growth, needs sterols patchy consolidation in lungs + cold agglutinin test |
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MP DISEASES
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1. walking pneumonia
*long incubation and insidious onset, mild disease 2. tracheobronchitis, pharyngitis, rhinitis *most common manifestation of infection *indistingusable from viral URI |
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MP pathogenesis
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adherence to mucosal epithelial cells
molecular mimicry = autoimmune response |
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MP DX
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serology- ELISA and cold test
culture- several weeks pcr- even + test not = disease |
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MP tx
(commonly missed, children/young adults, family) |
AB = azithromycin, erythromycin, doxycycline, fluoroquinolones
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GENITAL MYCOPLASMA
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1. Mycoplasma hominis
*easily cultured 2. Mycoplasma genitalium *difficult to culture, few strains have been characterized *urethritis in males, mucopurulent cervicitis in females via PCR 3. Ureaplasma urealyticum *easily cultured, urease |
