Mycoplasma pneumonia

Question 1

What kind of organisms is ‘Mycoplasma pneumoniae’?

Answer 1

Rod shaped bacterium

Question 2

What is the incidence of ‘Mycoplasma pneumoniae’?

Answer 2

1. Affects younger demographics

2. Cyclical epidemics

Question 3

What kind of onset does it generally have?

Answer 3

prolonged insidious onset

Question 4

Name 4 extrapulmonary features of ‘Mycoplasma Pneumoniae’

Answer 4

1. Erythema multiforme
2. Athralgia
3. Myocarditis
4. Haemolytic anaemia

Question 5

How is diagnosis made?

Answer 5

PCR of respiratory samples