| Title: |
Increasing Number of Clinically Severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single-Center Case Series |
| Authors: |
McCarthy, Karen N; Hatcher, James; Best, Timothy; Kaliakatsos, Marios; Hassell, Jane; Turnbull, Andrew; Sidgwick, Peter; Gavela, Javier; Simmonds, Jacob; Kucera, Filip F; Warris, Adilia; Kadambari, Seilesh |
| Source: |
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society , 14 (1) , Article piae132. (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
University College London: UCL Discovery |
| Subject Terms: |
polymerase chain reaction; mycoplasma pneumoniae; mycoplasma pneumoniae infections; hospital admission; covid-19; coronavirus pandemic |
| Description: |
In 2024, there have been increases in laboratory-confirmed infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae worldwide. This case series highlights the increasing frequency of M. pneumoniae-positive PCR (polymerase chain reaction) specimens and an increased number of hospital admissions with M. pneumoniae clinical syndromes. Within this case series, we observed a change in the epidemiology and clinical burden of childhood M. pneumoniae disease in the post-COVID-19 era. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
text |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10203070/ |
| Availability: |
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10203070/3/Kadambari_Increasing%20number%20of%20clinically%20severe%20of%20Mycoplasma%20pneumoniae%20infections%20in%20children%20after%20the%20COVID-19%20pandemic_AAM.pdf; https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10203070/ |
| Rights: |
open |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.4EE12F89 |
| Database: |
BASE |