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Recent Macrolide Resistance Pattern of Mycoplasma Pneumonia in the World: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Alavi Darazam I, Rabiei MM, Javandoust Gharehbagh F, Hatami F, Shahrokhi S, Akhgarzad A, Allahverdi Nazhand H, Ebadi H, Zeininasab AH, Kazeminia N, Lotfollahi L, Shojaee S. Recent Macrolide Resistance Pattern of Mycoplasma Pneumonia in the World: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Iran J Public Health. 2025;54(3):530-541.