Epidemiological characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children

To study the epidemiological characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) in children, and to provide a basis for diagnosis and treatment. The serum level of Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibody IgM (MP-IgM) was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for 3156 hospitalized children with...

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Published inZhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 33
Main Authors Ke, Li-Qin, Wang, Feng-Mei, Li, Yin-Jie, Luo, Yun-Chun
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.01.2013
Subjects
Adolescent
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin M - blood
Infant
Male
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - epidemiology
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Summary:To study the epidemiological characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) in children, and to provide a basis for diagnosis and treatment. The serum level of Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibody IgM (MP-IgM) was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for 3156 hospitalized children with confirmed community acquired pneumonia from February 2011 to January 2012. The antigens of seven respiratory viruses were detected in the nasopharyngeal secretions of children with MPP. MP-IgM was detected in 427 of the 3156 patients, with a positive rate of 13.53%. The infection rate in female patients was significantly higher than in male patients (16.30% vs 11.70%; P<0.01). The MP-IgM detection rates were 3.6%, 12.5%, 19.2%, and 24.4% in children aged under 1 year, 1-3 years, 3-6 years and 6-14 years respectively (P<0.01), and the total MP-IgM detection rate in children aged under 3 years was significantly lower than in children over 3 years (P<0.01). The MP-IgM detection rate varied with the seasons and was sig
ISSN:1008-8830