High frequency of Mycoplasma pneumoniae among patients with atypical pneumonia in Tehran, Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a major cause of atypical community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) with a prevalence range of 15-20% and up to 40% in adults and children, respectively. In Iran, the recorded frequency ranges between 1-6.15%. We aimed to investigate the frequency of M. pneumoniae among patients with atypical pneumonia acquired from the community.

Methods

Over a period of 5 months between January and June 2017, 520 patients with suspected CAP, who had been to the hospital outpatient clinics of Tehran University, were enrolled in this study. Throat swab specimens were obtained from 110 outpatients who presented with symptoms of atypical pneumonia. M. pneumoniae was identified via culture and biochemical tests, such as fermentation of glucose

SUBMITTER: Arfaatabar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6141223 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature