Mycoplasma pneumoniae detections in children with acute respiratory infection, 2010-2023: a large sample study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to describe the epidemiological trends of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection among children with acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and evaluating the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) on the epidemiology of MP infection.

Methods

Children with ARTIs admitted to the Children's Hospital of Soochow University (SCH) from January 2010 to December 2023 and underwent MP nucleic acid PCR assay were included. Clinical data on age, sex, onset time and detection result were collected and analyzed.

Results

All of the 122,984 inpatients were enrolled, in which 20.8% (25659/122984) of the children with MP tested positive, including 19.4% (14139/72662) for male and 22.9% (11520/5032

SUBMITTER: Miao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11755796 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature