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SUBMITTER: Qu J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6050680 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Qu Jiuxin J Yang Chunxia C Bao Fang F Chen Shuyan S Gu Li L Cao Bin B
BMC infectious diseases 20180717 1
<h4>Background</h4>Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is a commonly causative pathogen for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in humans. The epidemiological features of M. pneumoniae infections during post-epidemic, including age distribution and the seasonality of the patients, are not well investigated.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 7835 consecutive RTIs patients (3852 adults and 3983 children) who visited a teaching hospital, and defined an epidemic (2011 ...[more]