High co-expression of TNF-α and CARDS toxin is a good predictor for refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

• Main Authors: Gang Li (Author), Liping Fan (Author), Yuqing Wang (Author), Li Huang (Author), Meijuan Wang (Author), Canhong Zhu (Author), Chuangli Hao (Author), Wei Ji (Author), Hansi Liang (Author), Yongdong Yan (Author), Zhengrong Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Early distinction between refractory M. pneumoniae pneumonia (RMPP) and non-RMPP (NRMPP) is still difficult. The community-acquired respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS) toxin can induce inflammatory and histopathological phenotypes associated with M. pneumoniae infection. This s...