"Mycoplasma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A genus of gram-negative, mostly facultatively anaerobic bacteria in the family MYCOPLASMATACEAE. The cells are bounded by a PLASMA MEMBRANE and lack a true CELL WALL. Its organisms are pathogens found on the MUCOUS MEMBRANES of humans, ANIMALS, and BIRDS.
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D009174
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.860.580.553.553
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mycoplasma" by people in Profiles.
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Green OJ, Ganim RB, Mueller JD. A case of diffuse panbronchiolitis caused by Mycoplasma amphoriforme. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2023 Aug; 106(4):115990.
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Morris C, Lee YS, Yoon S. Adventitious agent detection methods in bio-pharmaceutical applications with a focus on viruses, bacteria, and mycoplasma. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2021 10; 71:105-114.
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Witt RG, Blair L, Frascoli M, Rosen MJ, Nguyen QH, Bercovici S, Zompi S, Romero R, Mackenzie TC. Detection of microbial cell-free DNA in maternal and umbilical cord plasma in patients with chorioamnionitis using next generation sequencing. PLoS One. 2020; 15(4):e0231239.
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Hsieh J, Yalcindag A, Coghlin DT. A Sweet Case of Mycoplasma. Pediatrics. 2017 Sep; 140(3).
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Patel KK, Salva PS, Webley WC. Colonization of paediatric lower respiratory tract with genital Mycoplasma species. Respirology. 2011 Oct; 16(7):1081-7.
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Patel KK, Vicencio AG, Du Z, Tsirilakis K, Salva PS, Webley WC. Infectious Chlamydia pneumoniae is associated with elevated interleukin-8 and airway neutrophilia in children with refractory asthma. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Dec; 29(12):1093-8.
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Gavanescu I, Pihan G, Halilovic E, Szomolanyi-Tsuda E, Welsh RM, Doxsey S. Mycoplasma infection induces a scleroderma-like centrosome autoantibody response in mice. Clin Exp Immunol. 2004 Aug; 137(2):288-97.