A study on viruses and bacteria with particular interest on Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children with exacerbation of asthma from a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka.

MLST Mycoplasma pneumoniae exacerbation of asthma macrolide resistance

Journal

Access microbiology
ISSN: 2516-8290
Titre abrégé: Access Microbiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101746927

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2024
Historique:
received: 31 01 2024
accepted: 11 07 2024
medline: 31 7 2024
pubmed: 31 7 2024
entrez: 31 7 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Asthma is a significant public health concern, particularly in children with severe symptoms. Exacerbation of asthma (EOA) is life-threatening, and respiratory infections (RIs) play a crucial role. Though viruses play a significant role in EOA, patients are empirically treated with antibiotics, contributing to antibiotic resistance development. Although there are widely reported associations of EOA with viral or

Identifiants

pubmed: 39081780
doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000778.v5
pii: 000778.v5
pmc: PMC11288328
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024 The Authors.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Auteurs

Lakmini Inoka Wijesooriya (LI)

Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Victoria Chalker (V)

NHS Blood and Transplant, Bristol, UK.

Priyantha Perera (P)

Department of Peadiatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.

N P Sunil-Chandra (NP)

Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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