Diseases

Mycoplasma Pneumonia

Interstitial pneumonia caused by extensive infection of the lungs (LUNG) and BRONCHI, particularly the lower lobes of the lungs, by MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE in humans. In SHEEP, it is caused by MYCOPLASMA OVIPNEUMONIAE. In CATTLE, it may be caused by MYCOPLASMA DISPAR.

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Abstract

Interstitial pneumonia caused by extensive infection of the lungs (LUNG) and BRONCHI, particularly the lower lobes of the lungs, by MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE in humans. In SHEEP, it is caused by MYCOPLASMA OVIPNEUMONIAE. In CATTLE, it may be caused by MYCOPLASMA DISPAR.

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  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
  • Pneumonia, Primary Atypical
  • Atypical Pneumonia, Primary
  • Atypical Pneumonias, Primary
  • Mycoplasma Pneumonias
  • Pneumonias, Mycoplasma
  • Pneumonias, Primary Atypical
  • Primary Atypical Pneumonia
  • Primary Atypical Pneumonias
  • Mycoplasma dispar Infection
  • Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Infection
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection
  • Mycoplasma dispar Infections
  • Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Infections
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Mycoplasma (1966-1967)
  • Mycoplasma Infections (1968-1979)
  • Pneumonia (1966-1979)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mycoplasma Pneumonia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011019. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011019
  2. Mycoplasma Pneumonia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycoplasma_pneumonia
  3. Mycoplasma Pneumonia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10591185