Analysis of <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> pneumonia and viral coinfection in southern Guangzhou after the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) has recently become an important pathogen of respiratory infection in both children and adults. The objective of this study was to investigate the detection rate of MP and clinical features of viral coinfection in Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in southern Guangzhou.

Methods

We reviewed 3,094 patients with respiratory infection who visited the respiratory medicine and pediatrics department from October 2023 to January 2024. Patients underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or immunoglobulin M (IgM) serology for MP, influenza virus (IFV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus (ADV) and enterovirus (EV). We further compared the clinical, laboratory, and im

SUBMITTER: Wu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11565328 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature