Epidemic of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Denmark, 2010 and 2011

S A Uldum; J M Bangsborg; B Gahrn-Hansen; R Ljung; M Mølvadgaard; R Føns Petersen; C Wiid Svarrer

doi:10.2807/ese.17.05.20073-en

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Epidemic of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Denmark, 2010 and 2011
S A Uldum¹ , J M Bangsborg² , B Gahrn-Hansen³ , R Ljung⁴ , M Mølvadgaard⁵ , R Føns Petersen¹ , C Wiid Svarrer¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark ² Department of Clinical Microbiology, Herlev University Hospital, Herlev, Denmark ³ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark ⁴ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Nordsjællands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark ⁵ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg Sygehus Syd, Aalborg, Denmark

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Citation style for this article: Uldum S A, Bangsborg J M, Gahrn-Hansen B, Ljung R, Mølvadgaard M, Føns Petersen R, Wiid Svarrer C. Epidemic of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Denmark, 2010 and 2011. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(5):pii=20073. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.05.20073-en Received: 24 Jan 2012

Abstract

Denmark experienced two waves of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection during autumn and early winter in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Both affected the whole country. The proportion of positive results was almost the same for both, indicating that the two waves were probably of equal size. High macrolide consumption during the epidemics did not seem to affect levels of macrolide resistance in M. pneumoniae, which remain low in Demark (1% to 3%).