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Ongoing epidemic of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Jerusalem, Israel, 2010 to 2012.

Abstract

A substantial epidemic of Mycoplasma pneumonia infection was reported in late 2011 in some European countries. We report here an epidemic of M. pneumonia infection that began in Jerusalem during 2010 and is still ongoing. This report complements current information on what might be a worldwide epidemic of M. pneumoniae infection that might require substantial coordinated international public health intervention.

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    • Authors

    Nir-Paz R, Abutbul A, Moses AE, Block C, Hidalgo-Grass C

    Institution

    Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. ran.nirpaz@gmail.com

    Source

    Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin 17:8 2012 pg

    MeSH

    Adolescent
    Adult
    Aged
    Aged, 80 and over
    Child
    Child, Preschool
    Epidemics
    Female
    Hospitals, Teaching
    Humans
    Infant
    Infant, Newborn
    Israel
    Length of Stay
    Male
    Middle Aged
    Mycoplasma Infections
    Mycoplasma pneumoniae
    Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
    Young Adult

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    22401504