Mycoplasma Pneumonia

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Abstract
M. pneumoniae is the 1st mycoplasma that has been shown conclusively to produce disease in man. The identification of this organism as a mycoplasm has made possible the application of new serologic and microbiologic techniques to the diagnosis of primary atypical pneumonia. In addition, effective prophylaxis through immunization is now feasible. The role of other mycoplasmas in human diseases, long a subject of controversy, is now receiving increased and intensive investigation.