Chih-Fen Hu, Chih-Chien Wang, Shyi-Jou Chen, Cherng-Lih Perng, Hsin-Yi Yang, Hueng-Chuen Fan
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: To retrospectively analyze the clinical manifestations of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae)-associated encephalopathy in pediatric patients. METHODS: Pediatric patients with positive serum anti-M. pneumoniae immunoglobulin M (IgM) were enrolled in this study. Clinical signs and symptoms, laboratory data, neuroimaging findings, and electrophysiological data were reviewed. RESULTS: Of 1000 patients identified, 11 (1.1%; male:female ratio = 7:4) had encephalopathy and were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit...
December 2014: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection, Wei Mian Yu Gan Ran za Zhi