Progress in the diagnosis and treatment of severe pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

In recent years, the number of severe and drug-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) in school-aged children in East Asian countries is on the rise, especially in China.Pediatric MPP is a heterogeneous disease.Some MPP children have a self-limited progression after infection, while some suffer an aggravated and prolonged course of disease.The sequelae of airway occlusion leads to the declines of lung function and quality of life.Although a series of nationally epidemiological data on pediatric MPP in China are scant, pediatric MPP should be regarded as the highly concerned main respiratory disease of school-aged children due to the large population of children in China and the long-term effects of MPP-induced airway occlusion.This article briefly reviews the correlation between Mycoplasma pneumoniae resistance and severe MPP, as well as the classification and treatment of MPP.