JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH
Clinical Spectrum and Severity of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in Children From a Rural Tertiary Centre: A Case Series
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a common cause of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in children is traditionally considered a mild illness. Increasing evidence suggests broader clinical spectrum with significant respiratory and extrapulmonary involvement. This case series consists of 20 hospitalised children with laboratory-confirmed M. pneumoniae infection at rural tertiary care centre. Diagnosis was confirmed using respiratory Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) in all patients, with serology performed in four c …