Narita M, Matsuzono Y, Itakura O, Yamada S, Togashi T
Department of Paediatrics, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Japan.
Arch Dis Child. 1998 Jan;78(1):67-9. doi: 10.1136/adc.78.1.67.
Ten pediatric patients with mycoplasmal pleuritis were tested for the presence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in pleural fluid by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Three of the four PCR positive cases left a persistent consolidation. The remaining one was an infant who required mechanical ventilation. PCR may be useful in predicting delayed resolution of roentgenographic abnormality.
对10例支原体性胸膜炎的儿科患者,采用聚合酶链反应(PCR)检测其胸腔积液中是否存在肺炎支原体。4例PCR阳性病例中有3例出现持续实变。其余1例为需要机械通气的婴儿。PCR可能有助于预测X线异常的延迟消退。