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Second attacks of pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

Abstract
Long-term surveillance of pneumonia in a group that received prepaid medical care disclosed five cases of pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae that recurred in immunocompetent persons after a lapse of two and one-half to 10 years. Diagnosis was confirmed by isolation of M. pneumoniae, by observation of changes in titer of antibody, and by chest films. In addition, a patient with a variable immunodeficiency syndrome that affected the bone marrow-derived (B-) cell system had recurrent infection with M. pneumoniae within a one-year interval. Naturally acquired immunity to infection with M. pneumoniae appears to be of limited duration.
AuthorsH M Foy, G E Kenny, R Sefi, H D Ochs, I D Allan
JournalThe Journal of infectious diseases (J Infect Dis) Vol. 135 Issue 4 Pg. 673-7 (Apr 1977) ISSN: 0022-1899 [Print] United States
PMID856921 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Topics
  • Humans
  • Mycoplasma (isolation & purification)
  • Pneumonia (etiology, microbiology)
  • Recurrence
  • Washington

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