Clinical characteristics of <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> pneumonia in children during the post-coronavirus disease 2019 era: a retrospective study in Chongqing, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP), characterized by periodic outbreaks, causes community-acquired pneumonia in Chinese children. Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly altered MP transmission. Following the relaxation of NPIs, MP infections rebounded globally, with trends toward younger individuals and increased severity. In this study, we aimed to identify new changes in the epidemiological characteristics, clinical phenotypes, and treatment strategies of MP infection in the post-pandemic era in China.

Methods

In this retrospective study, we analyzed the clinical data of 541 pediatric patients with MP nucleic acid samples who were treated at a general hospital in Chongqing, China between Janua

SUBMITTER: Lu KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12771133 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature