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Epidemiology and Molecular Identification and Characterization of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, South Africa, 2012-2015.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2018
Carrim Maimuna, Wolter Nicole, Benitez Alvaro J, Tempia Stefano, du Plessis Mignon, Walaza Sibongile, Moosa Fahima, Diaz Maureen H, Wolff Bernard J, Treurnicht Florette K, Hellferscee Orienka, Dawood Halima, Variava Ebrahim, Cohen Cheryl, Winchell Jonas M, von Gottberg Anne
Abstract excerpt
During 2012-2015, we tested respiratory specimens from patients with severe respiratory illness (SRI), patients with influenza-like illness (ILI), and controls in South Africa by real-time PCR for Mycoplasma pneumoniae, followed by culture and molecular characterization of positive samples. M. pneumoniae prevalence was 1.6% among SRI patients, 0.7% among ILI patients, and 0.2% among controls (p<0.001). Age <5...
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