Investigation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in pediatric population from 12,025 cases with respiratory infection
Investigation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in pediatric population from 12,025 cases with respiratory infection
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12025例呼吸道感染病例儿童肺炎支原体感染情况调查
DOI:
10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.08.027
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发表时间:
2013-01-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Zou, Lin
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作者:
He, Xiao-yan;Wang, Xing-bin;Zou, Lin
Although Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) is a major pathogen of primary atypical pneumonia in children, the clinical and laboratory characteristics of MP infection in large pediatric population are less reported. Here, we retrospectively analyzed 12,025 hospitalized children with respiratory infection by using serology and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods simultaneously. The results showed that 2433 (20.23%) children had MP infection, which mainly occurred in November to April. The presence of sore throat and pharyngitis was peculiar to MP infection. The positive percentage of MP-DNA was higher than that of MP-IgM in children aged