Mycoplasma Infection
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Mycoplasma Infection Transmission
Facts about mycoplasma infection:
Mycoplasma infections are spread through tiny droplets in the air that are expelled during
coughing
.
Infected droplets are inhaled by others.
Mycoplasma can also be spread through contact with saliva from an infected person.
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Last Updated: Jun 4, 2008
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Waites KB, Talkington DF. Mycoplasma pneumoniae and its role as a human pathogen. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2004 Oct;17(4):697-728, table of contents.
