Průběh

Protrahované - chronické

• Even after the clinical manifestations of the disease have receded, mycoplasmas have been shown to persist in their hosts for extended periods of time

Profylaxe

• ATB prophylaxis for exposed contacts not routinely recommended
• Macrolide or doxycycline prophylaxis should be used in
• členové rodiny se srpkovitou anemií [6]

Prognóza infekce Mycoplasma pneumoniae

• Most people recover completely without antibiotics
• Antibiotics may speed recovery
• Cough and weakness can last for up to a month without ATB [3]
• Can be more serious
• In the elderly
• If weakened immune system [3]
• Illnesses are somewhat more severe in males [6]
• Immunity after infection with M pneumoniae is not long lasting [6]
• Commonly considered to be moderate, self-limiting, and with a simple outcome [8]
• Recovery is gradual, with clinical improvement preceding radiological improvement [8]
• Extra-pulmonary localizations may delay complete recovery [8]
• Infants can develop M. pneumoniae-induced respiratory distress, requiring mechanical ventilation [8]

• The persistence of M. pneumoniae infections
• Even after treatment
• Associated with its ability to mimic host cell surface composition [5]