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Review
. 2018;114(4):332-336.
doi: 10.1159/000490610. Epub 2018 Aug 8.

Vertical Transmission of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection

Benedikt M Huber  1 , Patrick M Meyer Sauteur  2 , Wendy W J Unger  3 , Paul Hasters  1 , Marcel R Eugster  4 , Simone Brandt  5 , Guido V Bloemberg  6 , Giancarlo Natalucci  1 , Christoph Berger  7   8
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Review

Vertical Transmission of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection

Benedikt M Huber et al. Neonatology. 2018.
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Abstract

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a significant cause of pneumonia in school-aged children and young adults. We report a case of neonatal M. pneumoniae pneumonia in a preterm child manifesting in the first hours of life. Vertical transmission was demonstrated by the detection of M. pneumoniae in inflamed placental tissue indicating chorioamnionitis.

Keywords: Congenital infection; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Neonatal pneumonia; Vertical transmission.

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