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Large-Scale Outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection, Marseille, France, 2023–2024

Authors :
Sophie Edouard
Housni Boughammoura
Philippe Colson
Bernard La Scola
Pierre-Edouard Fournier
Florence Fenollar
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 7, Pp 1481-1484 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024.

Abstract

We report a large-scale outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infections encompassing 218 cases (0.8% of 26,449 patients tested) during 2023–2024 in Marseille, France. The bacterium is currently circulating and primarily affects children

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
30
Issue :
7
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.44d92492e7c94df4880ee71e8ef0af63
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3007.240315