Increased incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Norway 2011

H Blystad; G Ånestad; D F Vestrheim; S Madsen; K Rønning

doi:10.2807/ese.17.05.20074-en

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Increased incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Norway 2011

H Blystad¹, G Ånestad¹, D F Vestrheim¹, S Madsen², K Rønning¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway ² Norwegian Medicines Agency, Oslo, Norway

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H Blystad
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Citation style for this article: Blystad H, Ånestad G, Vestrheim D F, Madsen S, Rønning K. Increased incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Norway 2011. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(5):pii=20074. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.05.20074-en Received: 18 Jan 2012

Abstract

Epidemics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae have recently been reported from England and Wales and from Denmark. A similar increase in M. pneumoniae infections was noted in Norway late autumn 2011.The epidemic has resulted in shortage of erythromycin and the use of alternative antibiotics has been recommended.