Increased risk of refractory pneumonia in children with atopic sensitization and asthma

• Main Authors: Jeong Eun Shin (Author), Bo Ram Cheon (Author), Jae Won Shim (Author), Deok Soo Kim (Author), Hae Lim Jung (Author), Moon Soo Park (Author), Jung Yeon Shim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PurposeA nationwide outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MP) refractory to macrolide antibiotics occurred in Korea during 2011. Steroid therapy has been reported to be both efficacious and well tolerated in pediatric patients with refractory MP. We compared clinical features and laboratory c...