Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children: a multicenter study from Hubei, China
In Hubei Province, the prevalence of exhibited consistent changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. MPP was prevalent year-round, particularly in summer and autumn, with school-age children being more susceptible. Co-detections of viruses and bacteria were frequent in MPP cases, and macrolide resistance exceeded 85%. Ongoing surveillance of <i>M. pneumoniae</i> in children is crucial for understanding the healthcare impact of MPP.
Authors
- Renzhong He
- Junhua Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4566-4778)
- Weiwei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5481-5908)
- Hongli Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9723-8546)
- Beverly E. Sha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9659-3554)
- Jilong Ma
- W. J. Liu
- Hui Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1725-8123)
- Shaoping Hu
- Hebin Chen
- Wei Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6520-9647)
- Xiaoxia Lü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2100-4601)
- Xiaoping Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4747-2526)
- Qiong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7930-7643)
- Ying Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2542-7460)
- Lihua Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5201-4792)
- Lu Qiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5012-1658)
- WU Jin-hui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3046-6318)
- Li Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4710-059X)
- Xilin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0870-4996)
- Yabin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4477-5643)
- Junjie Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4970-0599)
- Yuehu Liu
- Yaxin Lin
Institutions
- Hubei University of Medicine (CN)
- China Three Gorges University (CN)
- Yangtze University (CN)
- First People’s Hospital of Jingmen (CN)
- Fuyang City People's Hospital (CN)
- Second Hospital of Yichang (CN)
- The Central Hospital of Xiao gan (CN)
- Jingchu University of Technology (CN)
- Taihe Hospital (CN)
- The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (CN)
- Minda Hospital (CN)
- Hubei Provincial Women and Children's Hospital (CN)
- Wuhan Children's Hospital (CN)
- Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou (CN)
- Yichang Central People's Hospital (CN)
- Huangshi Central Hospital (CN)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1388132
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.93