Article
Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae resurgence in Chinese children in 2023: a longitudinal, cross-sectional, genomic epidemiology study.
The Lancet. Microbe - 1 Dec 2025
Yan Chao, Tong Shanwei, Wu Yarong, Chen Yujie, Jia Xinyu, Guo Yan, Cui Mengnan, Pei Guangqian, Zhang Zuming, Zhou Hao, Mu Kai, Ren Xue, Du Bing, Zhao Hanqing, Feng Yanling, Cui Jinghua, Xia Yuyan, Wang Zhen, Sun Yu, Zhao Linqing, Hao Chuangli, Zhu Zhijie, Luo Shengqiang, Zhang Han, Wang Yongjun, Zhong Lili, Chen Dehui, Han Zhiying, Yin Yong, Hu Longji, Ke Yuehua, Xue Guanhua, Cao Ling, Didelot Xavier, Yuan Jing, Cui Yujun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: After a prolonged period of low detection rates, Mycoplasma pneumoniae resurged in China, during September to November, 2023, raising global concern. This study aims to gain a better understanding of the genetic mechanisms underlying the 2023 increase in cases and the evolutionary dynamics of the epidemic populations, which has been previously hampered due to limited genomic data of this pathogen....
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- Humans
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Pneumonia, Mycoplasma