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Argentina: Atypical pneumonia cases may be false alarm caused by Mycoplasma

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http://www.elliberal.com.ar/ampliada.php?ID=26969

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The false cases of psittacosis were atypical pneumonia caused by a bacteriaSeg?n hospital director, the report shows that the disease was caused by a mycoplasma.

PREVENTION. Meanwhile, following the health survey in a seaside resort, home to afectados.Publicado on 20/01/2012 - Las Termas, Rio Hondo (C) The Zonal Hospital director Dr. Juan Ram?n Spa, confirmed the result of the evidence submitted by the Institute of the Federal Capital Malbr?n on suspected cases of psittacosis in this city, "tested negative" and that patients with "atypical pneumonia" evolve responding to treatment provided to them.
The report of the National Reference Laboratory of the National Institutes of Health Laboratories and was sent yesterday to the authorities of Termens medical center and released to the Deputy LIBERAL, Dr. Luisina Soria.
Dr. Ramon said yesterday that he expected the results of the rebuttal to be made ​​at the same facility, which will be within the next ten days.
"Tests of the four patients sent to the Institute Malbr?n were negative, although we are waiting for comes in ten days retest to confirm what until now it was revealed that an atypical pneumonia caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma," he said yesterday Dr. Ramon in dialogue with liberalism.
However, the concern of health authorities in the province and the local hospital, is to clear all doubts on this subject, and even though the news of peace brought negative results, will continue with the survey of local residents neighborhood where there were cases of pneumonia.
Meanwhile, patients continue with preventive therapy initiated when they were generated suspicion of this disease
 
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