Evaluation reveals more severe symptoms in macrolide-resistant mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in children, suggesting alternative treatments.
These real-world data suggest that MRMP may present with more severe clinical manifestations and radiological features than MSMP among hospitalized children during an atypical post-COVID resurgence of MP. Doxycycline could be considered as the second-line therapy for MRMP patients exhibiting severe symptoms or lung consolidation when macrolides fail to achieve clinical improvement.
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