Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
The article implies that the (viral) pneumonia is actually caused by bacteria mycoplasma pneumoniae and Hib.
from wikipedia; Lacking a cell wall, [mycoplasma] are resistant to the effects of penicillins and other beta-lactam antibiotics, which act by disrupting the bacterial cell wall. Antibiotics with activity against these organisms include erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, fluoroquinolones and their derivatives (e.g., levofloxacin), and tetracyclines (e.g., doxycycline).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycoplasma_pneumoniae
Naturally-acquired disease caused by H. influenzae seems to occur in humans only. In infants and young children, H. influenzae type b (Hib) causes bacteremia, pneumonia, and acute bacterial meningitis... However, Hib remains a major cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and children in developing countries where the vaccine is not widely used. Unencapsulated H. influenzae causes ear infections (otitis media), eye infections (conjunctivitis), and sinusitis in children, and is associated with pneumonia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilus_influenzae_type_b
40% rise in viral pneumonia among kids in Mumbai
Published: Friday, Dec 31, 2010, 23:59 IST
By Somita Pal | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
With temperatures see-sawing over the last few days, paediatricians in the city say there has been an alarming rise in viral pneumonia cases among children. Mycoplasma, the bacteria which causes viral pneumonia, has been creating havoc this season. Paediatricians say this air borne germ is laying children low with fever, breathlessness and cough.
“Among winter related ailments, there has been a 40% rise in viral pneumonia cases this month. We are getting patients with both the types of pneumonia — the viral and normal. We suspect that mycoplasma is in the air. Parents need to be very careful, since if it not treated on time, it can lead to complications, and even death,” said Dr Vijay Yewale, convenor of the immunisation committee of Indian Academy of Paediatricians.
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Dr Asha Pherwani, who also specialises in asthma and allergic treatments, said, “We have treated over 100 children with asthma in the last one-and-a-half month. An increasing number of young children are coming to us with complaints of asthma and breathlessness.”
Apart from viral pneumonia, diarrohea and viral dysentery are also affecting kids. “The two bacterium causing pneumonia and dysentery — Hib influenza type B and pneumococcus — are on the prowl. Many children are also being hospitalised,” said Dr Yewale.
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http://www.anhourago.in/show.aspx?l=7422395&d=502
from wikipedia; Lacking a cell wall, [mycoplasma] are resistant to the effects of penicillins and other beta-lactam antibiotics, which act by disrupting the bacterial cell wall. Antibiotics with activity against these organisms include erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, fluoroquinolones and their derivatives (e.g., levofloxacin), and tetracyclines (e.g., doxycycline).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycoplasma_pneumoniae
Naturally-acquired disease caused by H. influenzae seems to occur in humans only. In infants and young children, H. influenzae type b (Hib) causes bacteremia, pneumonia, and acute bacterial meningitis... However, Hib remains a major cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and children in developing countries where the vaccine is not widely used. Unencapsulated H. influenzae causes ear infections (otitis media), eye infections (conjunctivitis), and sinusitis in children, and is associated with pneumonia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilus_influenzae_type_b
40% rise in viral pneumonia among kids in Mumbai
Published: Friday, Dec 31, 2010, 23:59 IST
By Somita Pal | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
With temperatures see-sawing over the last few days, paediatricians in the city say there has been an alarming rise in viral pneumonia cases among children. Mycoplasma, the bacteria which causes viral pneumonia, has been creating havoc this season. Paediatricians say this air borne germ is laying children low with fever, breathlessness and cough.
“Among winter related ailments, there has been a 40% rise in viral pneumonia cases this month. We are getting patients with both the types of pneumonia — the viral and normal. We suspect that mycoplasma is in the air. Parents need to be very careful, since if it not treated on time, it can lead to complications, and even death,” said Dr Vijay Yewale, convenor of the immunisation committee of Indian Academy of Paediatricians.
...
Dr Asha Pherwani, who also specialises in asthma and allergic treatments, said, “We have treated over 100 children with asthma in the last one-and-a-half month. An increasing number of young children are coming to us with complaints of asthma and breathlessness.”
Apart from viral pneumonia, diarrohea and viral dysentery are also affecting kids. “The two bacterium causing pneumonia and dysentery — Hib influenza type B and pneumococcus — are on the prowl. Many children are also being hospitalised,” said Dr Yewale.
...
http://www.anhourago.in/show.aspx?l=7422395&d=502