Question

What bacteria is being described below?PleomorphicNo cell wallCold agglutininsAtypical walking pneumoniaPatchy | diffuse interstitial filtrate on CXRPCR of nasopharyngeal sampleSeen in prisons and wars

Accepted Answer

Mycoplasma pneumoniae → presence of cold agglutinins in serum → most common cause of atypical pneumonia (atypical or "walking" pneumonia has an insidious onset and manifest in younger adults) → X-ray reveals patchy infiltrates rather than lobar consolidation → extrapulmonary manifestations include neurologic symptoms (aseptic meningitis, peripheral neuropathy, ataxia)

Front	What bacteria is being described below? Pleomorphic No cell wall Cold agglutinins Atypical walking pneumonia Patchy \| diffuse interstitial filtrate on CXR PCR of nasopharyngeal sample Seen in prisons and wars
Back	*Mycoplasma pneumoniae* → presence of cold agglutinins in serum → most common cause of atypical pneumonia (atypical or "walking" pneumonia has an insidious onset and manifest in younger adults) → X-ray reveals patchy infiltrates rather than lobar consolidation → extrapulmonary manifestations include neurologic symptoms (aseptic meningitis, peripheral neuropathy, ataxia)

Cold Agglutinins Atypical Pneumonia Patchy Bacteria Pleomorphic Cell