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Study of Two Separate Types of Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Outbreaks.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2016
Wang Yingshuo, Ye Qian, Yang Dehua, Ni Zhimin, Chen Zhimin
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To study the complete natural process of a Mycoplasma pneumoniae outbreak in a semiclosed room such as a primary school room, we investigated two separate M. pneumoniae outbreaks involving 81 students in total in two primary schools in Hangzhou, China. M. pneumoniae isolates from pharyngeal swabs were detected by fluorescence quantitative real-time PCR (RT-PCR) and culture. The class in school M had 39 students,...
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