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Abstract

Background

is a leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia, with large epidemics previously described to occur every 4 to 7 years.

Aim

To better understand the diagnostic methods used to detect . ; to better understand testing and surveillance in use; to identify epidemics; to determine detection number per age group, age demographics for positive detections, concurrence of epidemics and annual peaks across geographical areas; and to determine the effect of geographical location on the timing of epidemics.

Methods

A questionnaire was sent in May 2016 to experts with national or regional responsibility within the ESCMID Study Group for Mycoplasma and Chlamydia Infections in 17 countries across Europe and Israel, retrospectively requesting details on positive samples from January 2011 to April 2016. The Moving Epidemic Method was used to determine epidemic periods and effect of country latitude across the countries for the five periods under investigation.

Results

Representatives from 12 countries provided data on infections, accounting for 95,666 positive samples. Two laboratories initiated routine macrolide resistance testing since 2013. Between 2011 and 2016, three epidemics were identified: 2011/12, 2014/15 and 2015/16. The distribution of patient ages for positive samples showed three patterns. During epidemic years, an association between country latitude and calendar week when epidemic periods began was noted.

Conclusions

An association between epidemics and latitude was observed. Differences were noted in the age distribution of positive cases and detection methods used and practice. A lack of macrolide resistance monitoring was noted.

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections, 11 countries in Europe and Israel, 2011 to 2016
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Michael+L+Beeton&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Beeton Michael L</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Xu-Sheng+Zhang&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Zhang Xu-Sheng</a>, <a href="/search?value1=S%C3%B8ren+A+Uldum&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Uldum Søren A</a>, <a href="/search?value1=C%C3%A9cile+B%C3%A9b%C3%A9ar&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bébéar Cécile</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Roger+Dumke&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Dumke Roger</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Karolina+Gullsby&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gullsby Karolina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Margareta+Ieven&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ieven Margareta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Katherine+Loens&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Loens Katherine</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ran+Nir-Paz&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nir-Paz Ran</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sabine+Pereyre&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pereyre Sabine</a>, <a href="/search?value1=O+Brad+Spiller&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Spiller O Brad</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Victoria+J+Chalker&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Chalker Victoria J</a>, <a href="/search?value1=the+ESCMID+Study+Group+for+Mycoplasma+and+Chlamydia+Infections+%28ESGMAC%29+Mycoplasma+pneumoniae+subgroup&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">the ESCMID Study Group for Mycoplasma and Chlamydia Infections (ESGMAC) Mycoplasma pneumoniae subgroup</a></span>. Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections, 11 countries in Europe and Israel, 2011 to 2016. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(2):pii=1900112. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.2.1900112" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.2.1900112</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 11 Feb 2019;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 15 Jul 2019 </span> </p>
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