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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2103.140927
Personal Author:
Dumke, Roger ; Schnee, Christiane ; Pletz, Mathias W. ; Rupp, Jan ; Jacobs, Enno ; ... More +
Dumke, Roger ; Schnee, Christiane ; Pletz, Mathias W. ; Rupp, Jan ; Jacobs, Enno ; Sachse, Konrad ; Rohde, Gernot ; Group, CAPNETZ Study Less -
Description:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia spp., which are associated with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), are difficult to propagate, and can cause clinically indistinguishable disease patterns. During 2011-2012, we used molecular methods to test adult patients in Germany with confirmed CAP for infection with these 2 pathogens. Overall, 12.3% (96/783) of samples were positive for M. pneumoniae and 3.9% (31/794) were positive for Chlamydia spp.; C. psittaci (2.1%) was detected more frequently than C. pneumoniae (1.4%). M. pneumoniae P1 type 1 predominated, and levels of macrolide resistance were low (3.1%). Quarterly rates of M. pneumoniae-positive samples ranged from 1.5% to 27.3%, showing a strong epidemic peak for these infections, but of Chlamydia spp. detection was consistent throughout the year. M. pneumoniae-positive patients were younger and more frequently female, had fewer co-occurring conditions, and experienced milder disease than did patients who tested negative. Clinicians should be aware of the epidemiology of these pathogens in CAP.
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Chlamydia
Chlamydial Pneumonia
Community-Acquired Infections
Female
Genotype
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Typing
Mycoplasma Pneumoniae
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
Young Adult

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 21(3):426-434.
Document Type:
Letter
Place as Subject:
Germany
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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