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Provedor de dados: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
País: | Brazil
Título: | The epidemiology and clinical features of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in neonates
Autores: | Huang,Feng; Lu,Lianghua; Jiang,Wujun; Yan,Yongdong; Ji,Wei; Yang,Bin; Yu,Shenglin.
Data: | 2016-08-01
Ano: | 2016
Palavras-chave: | Lower respiratory tract infection; Neonate; Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Resumo: | Abstract  Objectives This retrospective study was aimed to explore the epidemiological and clinical profiles of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in neonates.  Methods From 2011 to 2014, 1322 hospitalized neonates with lower respiratory tract infections were screened for Mycoplasma pneumoniae by detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies using Serion ELISA classic Mycoplasma pneumoniae kits.  Results Mycoplasma pneumoniae was identified in 89 (6.7%) patients. The age ranged from 1 day to 28 days with a median of 22 days. The male to female ratio was 1.15:1. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection peaked in spring (from March through May) and winter (from December through February). Compared with non-Mycoplasma pneumoniae infected neonates, those with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection were older, presented fever more frequently, and had less tachypnea.  Conclusions Mycoplasma pneumoniae could be an important etiologic agent for respiratory tract infection in neonates. In neonates Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection was usually associated with older age, presence of fever, and less tachypnea. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in neonates tends to be a mild process.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702016000400374
Editor: | Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
Relação: | 10.1016/j.bjid.2016.04.008
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases  v.20 n.4 2016
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess