Increased detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children, Lyon, France, 2010 to 2011

D Eibach; J S Casalegno; V Escuret; G Billaud; Y Mekki; E Frobert; M Bouscambert-Duchamp; B Lina; F Morfin

doi:10.2807/ese.17.08.20094-en

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Increased detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children, Lyon, France, 2010 to 2011

D Eibach^1,2,3,4, J S Casalegno^1,2,4, V Escuret^1,2, G Billaud¹, Y Mekki¹, E Frobert^1,2, M Bouscambert-Duchamp¹, B Lina^1,2, F Morfin^1,2
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Affiliations: ¹ Laboratory of Virology, Centre de Biologie et Pathologie Est, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France ² Virologie et Pathologie Humaine (VirPath), EMR 4610, Université Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France ³ European Public Health Microbiology Training Programme (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden ⁴ Both authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship

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Citation style for this article: Eibach D, Casalegno J S, Escuret V, Billaud G, Mekki Y, Frobert E, Bouscambert-Duchamp M, Lina B, Morfin F. Increased detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children, Lyon, France, 2010 to 2011. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(8):pii=20094. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.17.08.20094-en Received: 14 Feb 2012

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Abstract

Recent reports from several northern European countries indicate an increase in detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in the past two years, notably in children aged 5-15 years. Analysis of our laboratory database showed a similar pattern, with a higher proportion of respiratory samples positive for M. pneumoniae by real-time PCR in paediatric patients aged 5-15 years. Our data indicate that in 2010 and 2011, France experienced the first epidemic peak of M. pneumoniae infection since 2005.