Clinical manifestations in infants and children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection
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BACKGROUND: Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in older children. Pulmonary and extra-pulmonary symptoms associated with M. pneumoniae infection are reported. M. pneumoniae is mainly epidemic in Denmark with the recurrence every 4-7th year.
AIMS: Retrospectively, to describe the epidemiology and clinical features, in infants and children, during the M. pneumoniae epidemic in 2010 and 2011.
METHODS: All children under the age of 16 that were tested for M. pneumoniae during the period 01.02.2010-31.01.2012 were included. Medical charts, as well as radiological findings, were reviewed for all children with M. pneumoniae. A post-hoc analysis of viral co-infections was done on part of the cohort.
RESULTS: 134 of 746 children were tested positive for M. pneumoniae by PCR or serology. Positive tests were found in 65% of children seven years and older, in 30% of 2-6-year-olds and 4% of infants (less than two years of age). Viral co-infection was found in 27% of the tested samples. The clinical presentation was a cough, asthma-like symptoms and low-grade fever. Extra-pulmonary symptoms were common and presented as nausea/vomiting by 33% of the children and skin manifestations by 25%. 84% of the children had a chest x-ray taken, and there were positive radiological findings in 94% of these.
CONCLUSION: M. pneumoniae also affected infants and young children and symptoms were similar to infections with respiratory viruses, but severe LRTI were also seen. During an up-coming epidemic, assessment of extra-pulmonary manifestations can be helpful when diagnosing M. pneumoniae infections.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e0195288 |
Journal | PLOS ONE |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 4 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISSN | 1932-6203 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Coinfection, Denmark, Endemic Diseases, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Pneumonia, Mycoplasma/diagnostic imaging, Retrospective Studies
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