Symptom Resolution in Patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia
| Autor: | Zeljka Herman-Gnjidic, Melanie Poulin-Costello, Michael D. Beecroft, Thomas J. Marrie |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Mycoplasma pneumoniae Time Factors genetic structures Moxifloxacin macromolecular substances medicine.disease_cause Diseases of the respiratory system Double-Blind Method Internal medicine Clarithromycin Pneumonia Mycoplasma Medicine Humans In patient Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia Aza Compounds RC705-779 business.industry Remission Induction Middle Aged medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents respiratory tract diseases Pneumonia Time course Quinolines Female business medicine.drug Fluoroquinolones |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Respiratory Journal, Vol 11, Iss 8, Pp 573-577 (2004) |
| ISSN: | 1198-2241 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND:Mycoplasma pneumoniaegenerally causes pneumonia of mild to moderate severity in adults. However, little is known about the time course of the resolution of symptoms in this illness.OBJECTIVES:To determine the time course of the resolution of symptoms inM pneumoniaepneumonia.METHODS:The severity of fatigue, cough, dyspnea, sputum and pleuritic chest pain were self-scored and recorded daily for 14 days and on days 30 and 42. Each symptom was scored on a scale of 0 to 5. The sum of the five symptom scores had a range of 0 to 25 and was transformed into a value from zero to 100 by multiplying by four.RESULTS:The mean composite symptom score for 76 patients was 59 (out of 100) at presentation, which declined to a score of 17 on day 14. Patients with a score of greater than 20 on day 14 had significantly higher scores throughout the course of the illness. Thirty-four per cent of those who were employed did not take time off work.CONCLUSIONS:Most patients withM pneumoniaepneumonia had resolution of their symptoms within two weeks; however, 12.6% were still symptomatic at 42 days. |
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