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NeumonÃa por micoplasma
Definición:
Es una infección de los pulmones causada por la bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) .
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
La M. pneumoniae es una causa común de neumonÃa que generalmente afecta a personas menores de 40 años. Diversos estudios sugieren que esta enfermedad produce entre el 15 y el 50% de todas las neumonÃas en adultos e incluso un porcentaje más alto de neumonÃa en los niños de edad escolar.
Las personas que se encuentran en mayor riesgo de adquirir neumonÃa por micoplasma incluyen aquellos que viven o trabajan en áreas concurridas como escuelas y hogares de personas abandonadas, aunque muchas personas que contraen la afección no presentan un factor de riesgo que se pueda identificar.
- Fecha de revisión: 7/28/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Charlotte Grayson, MD, Private Practice specializing in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, Smyrna, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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