Mycoplasma pneumoniae: acute illness, antibiotics, and subsequent pulmonary function
| dc.contributor.author | Sabato, A.R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Martin, A.J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Marmion, B.P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kok, T.W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cooper, D.M. | |
| dc.date.issued | 1984 | |
| dc.description.abstract | One hundred and eight children presenting with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection were assessed during the acute illness and followed for three years. The incidence of wheezing with the acute infection (40%) was greater than expected in a normal childhood population. The initial illness precipitated wheezing for the first time in some subjects but others wheezed only with the acute illness. In non-asthmatic subjects significant bronchodilator responsiveness was present one month after infection. Children given erythromycin during the first seven days of their illness had a significantly shorter fever duration compared with those treated inappropriately. No significant effects of treatment were noted on pulmonary function three years later but non-asthmatic children had abnormal mean forced expiratory volume in one second and forced expiratory flow after 50% of the expired vital capacity compared with 64 healthy controls. These findings indicate impaired function three years after initial infection. | |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | A R Sabato, A J Martin, B P Marmion, T W Kok, and D M Cooper | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1984; 59(11):1034-1037 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/adc.59.11.1034 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0003-9888 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1468-2044 | |
| dc.identifier.orcid | Martin, A.J. [0000-0002-1606-5461] | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/115062 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | BMJ Publishing | |
| dc.rights | © BMJ | |
| dc.source.uri | https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.59.11.1034 | |
| dc.subject | Lung | |
| dc.subject | Pneumonia, Mycoplasma | |
| dc.subject | Asthma | |
| dc.title | Mycoplasma pneumoniae: acute illness, antibiotics, and subsequent pulmonary function | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| pubs.publication-status | Published |