Journal of Clinical Pediatrics ›› 2024, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (3): 187-192.doi: 10.12372/jcp.2024.24e0026

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Clinical features and risk factors of macrolide-resistant severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children

CHEN Mengxue, LI Jingyang, YANG Fen, TIAN Ye, LI Jing, DING Guodong()   

  1. Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Received:2024-01-11 Online:2024-03-15 Published:2024-03-06

Abstract:

Objective To explore the clinical features and risk factors of macrolide-resistant severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (SMPP) in children. Methods The clinical data of children with macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) who were hospitalized in the Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine from March to September 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the severity of the disease, the patients were divided into macrolide-resistant severe group and macrolide-resistant non-severe group. The clinical characteristics of the two groups were compared, and the risk factors affecting SMPP were analyzed. Results A total of 224 children with macrolide resistant MPP were included, including 132 in the severe group (65 boys and 67 girls), with a median age of 7.0 (5.0-9.0) years. There were 92 patients in the macrolide-resistant non-severe group, 46 boys and 46 girls, with a median age of 7.0 (5.0-9.0) years. The results of binary logistic regression analysis showed that prolonged fever time, increased D-dimer level and lung consolidation were independent risk factors for predicting the occurrence of macrolide-resistant SMPP (P<0.05), while higher lactate dehydrogenase and IgE levels may be correlated with the occurrence of macrolide-resistant SMPP (P<0.05). ROC curve analysis showed that the duration of fever, lactate dehydrogenase and D-dimer had moderate diagnostic value in predicting the occurrence of macrolide-resistant SMPP (AUC>0.8, P<0.05). All patients with macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia were cured and discharged after treatment. The length of hospital stay in the macrolide-resistant severe group was 7.0 (6.0-9.0) days, significantly longer than that in macrolide-resistant non-severe group [6.0 (5.0-7.0) days] (P<0.01). The hospitalization cost in the macrolide-resistant severe group was 12283 (10836-15012) yuan, which was significantly higher than that in the macrolide-resistant non-severe group [9769 (8756-11642) yuan], and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.01). Conclusions Children with macrolide-resistant SMPP experienced more prolonged fevers and hospital stays, markedly elevated inflammatory markers, and severe alterations in lung imaging, all of which raised the financial strain on their families.

Key words: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, macrolide-resistant, severe pneumonia, risk factor, child