Mycoplasmas represent the smallest self-replicating organisms that are most closely related to the gram-positive bacterial group that includes streptococci, bacilli, and lactobacilli. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a member of the family Mycoplasmataceae that causes both the upper and the lower respiratory tract infection both endemically and epidemically worldwide. Most infections are mild, but a small proportion of infected individuals may develop serious pneumonia due to an enhanced host cellular immune response.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Lung infections
CA40 Pneumonia
H00341 Mycoplasma pneumonia
CA42 Acute bronchitis
H00341 Mycoplasma pneumonia
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria
H00341 Mycoplasma pneumonia
Infectious diseases by law in Japan [br08406.html]
H00341
