Increased detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children in England and Wales, October 2011 to January 2012

V J Chalker; T Stocki; D Litt; A Bermingham; J Watson; D M Fleming; T G Harrison

doi:10.2807/ese.17.06.20081-en

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Increased detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children in England and Wales, October 2011 to January 2012
V J Chalker¹ , T Stocki¹ , D Litt¹ , A Bermingham¹ , J Watson¹ , D M Fleming² , T G Harrison¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Health Protection Agency, Colindale, London, United Kingdom ² Birmingham Research Unit of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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V Chalker
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Citation style for this article: Chalker V J, Stocki T, Litt D, Bermingham A, Watson J, Fleming D M, Harrison T G. Increased detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children in England and Wales, October 2011 to January 2012. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(6):pii=20081. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.06.20081-en Received: 06 Feb 2012

Abstract

Community surveillance data, based on quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis, showed that one in seven children aged 5-14 years with respiratory signs tested positive for Mycoplasma pneumoniae in England and Wales from October 2011 to January 2012 - a higher proportion than that seen in previous years. Multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis indicates that at least seven known and two novel strain types were circulating in England and Wales during this period.