openalexFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology2026-07-24
Host inflammatory markers and MLVA profiling for risk assessment of severe pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
Huan Xu, Jingmin Zhang, Shujuan Jiang, J H Xu, Xiaoqian Huang, Shuning Sun, et al.
Background Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) is a leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia in children (CAP). Rising macrolide resistance and variability in clinical severity have become growing concerns. This study aimed to describe the molecular epidemiology, resistance patterns,…