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PPLO

PPLO

9.9
Very small bacteria that cause a type of lung infection and resist many antibiotics
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • Treatment of PPLO infections is challenging due to their resistance to many common antibiotics.

Examples

  • The presence of PPLO in the patient's respiratory tract was confirmed by laboratory tests.

  • The PPLO bacteria are known to cause atypical pneumonia.

  • Doctors often encounter PPLO when diagnosing cases of atypical pneumonia in young adults.

  • Many researchers study PPLOs to understand their antibiotic resistance.

  • Doctors often encounter PPLO when diagnosing cases of atypical pneumonia in young adults.

  • The presence of PPLO in the patient's respiratory tract was confirmed by laboratory tests.

  • Treatment of PPLO infections is challenging due to their resistance to many common antibiotics.

Synonyms

atypical pneumonia
vsPPLO
  • Specialized
2 5.3

A lung infection with high fever and cough that often affects children and young adults

names antibiotic resistant organisms that cause the disease rather than the disease itself
pleuropneumonialike organism
vsPPLO
  • Archaic
9.9

A type of bacteria that resists antibiotics and causes a lung infection

is about a group of related bacteria rather than a single bacterium
mycoplasmal pneumonia
vsPPLO
  • Specialized
4.9

A lung infection caused by mycoplasma bacteria that causes high fever and a dry cough in children and young adults

identifies the antibiotic resistant organisms that cause that illness
primary atypical pneumonia
vsPPLO
  • Specialized
5.3

A lung infection in children and young adults that causes high fever and cough

refers to the organisms resistant to antibiotics rather than the illness

Surface Forms

PPLO singular
PPLos plural

Etymology

PPLO is a short name from the phrase pleuro-pneumonia-like organisms, because these tiny germs were first linked to 'pneumonia' and so the name meant 'pneumonia-like organisms'. That's why PPLO now refers to a group of small, often antibiotic-resistant germs called mycoplasmas that can cause an unusual, 'atypical' form of pneumonia.