Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection outbreak in Guangzhou, China after COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is a common pathogen causing respiratory diseases in children. This study aimed to characterize epidemiological and disease severity shifts of M. pneumoniae: infections in Guangzhou, China during and after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods

Throat swab samples were obtained from 5405 hospitalized patients with symptoms of acute respiratory infections to detect M. pneumoniae. Differences in epidemiological and clinical characteristics of M. pneumoniae: infections were investigated during 2020-2022 and after COVID-19 pandemic (2023).

Results

M. pneumoniae were detected in 849 (15.6%, 849/5405) patients. The highest annual positive rate was 29.4% (754/2570) in 2023, followed by 5.3% (72/1367) in 202

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11318190 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature