Culturally verified Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in Japan: a long-term observation from 1979-99

Citation
I. Ito et al., Culturally verified Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in Japan: a long-term observation from 1979-99, EPIDEM INFE, 127(2), 2001, pp. 365-367
Citations number
11
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
ISSN journal
0950-2688 → ACNP
Volume
127
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
365 - 367
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-2688(200110)127:2<365:CVMPPI>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We describe the prevalence of community-acquired M. pneumoniae pneumonia di agnosed by culture methods in a single institute in Japan from January 1979 to December 1999. Cultures were performed in 2971 pneumonia cases and yiel ded M. Pneumoniae in 508 cases. The epidemic peaks recurred regularly at 4- year intervals (1980, 84, 88 and 91-2). Although a large epidemic has not o ccurred since 1992, traces of epidemic periodicity have still persisted fro m 1992 to 1999 at 3-year intervals.