Molecular detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in respiratory samples from hospitalized children
It is currently reported that Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection can occur at a young age. Objective: Describe the findings of the molecular detection of MP in respiratory secretions of patients who required hospitalization due to acute respiratory infection, in a pediatric hospital. Population an...
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Universidad Nacional Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/37514 |
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| Sumario: | It is currently reported that Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection can occur at a young age.
Objective: Describe the findings of the molecular detection of MP in respiratory secretions of patients who required hospitalization due to acute respiratory infection, in a pediatric hospital.
Population and methods: Data collection was performed by reviewing medical records and statistical correlation using the chi-square test. 919 patients from one month to fourteen years and eleven months of age who required hospitalization for acute respiratory infection were included. The frequency by age and sex of the isolation of MP was analyzed together with other respiratory pathogens.
Results: MP was the most frequently detected microorganism (30%), followed by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) (25.1%). Age and sex did not behave as a predictor of detection for MP. In 47.3% of the patients, PM was isolated together with another pathogen, the most prevalent was RSV 31.3%. Regarding the diagnoses at discharge of the group of patients with isolation of MP and a another microorganism, 50.8% had bronchiolitis, and in the group of patients with identification only of PM this percentage was 32.4%. The difference in the distributions was statistically significant (p <0.05).
Conclusion: We conclude that MP detection is frequent in our environment and occurs in a significant number of cases together with another respiratory pathogen. These findings should prompt further study to determine their clinical relevance. |
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