PREVALENCE OF MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE INFE
AMONG CHILDREN WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY TR
INFECTION: A PROSPECTIVE CASE CONTROL ST
ABSTRACT
Background: Mycoplasma pneumoniae has been implicated as a significant
etiologic agent of lower respiratory tract infection among children
to 18 years old, however, its prevalence in younger children age 5 years and
below appears to be increasing.
Objectives: This study was performed to determine the prevalence, clinical
and radiologic features associated with M. pneumoniae
children 5 years old and below admitted with respiratory tract infection .
Methods: This is a prospective case control study involving children 5 years
old and below with signs and symptoms of respiratory tract infection, and
were tested for M. pneumoniae IgM at the Makati Medical Center and admitted
between May 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012. Subjects were children with
positive M. pneumoniae IgM test (MPP) and controls were children with
negative M. pneumoniae IgM test (MPN). Clinical, radiologic and l
characteristics of MPP and MPN were recorded.
Results: Twenty-one out of 82 (25.6%) subjects were MPP. The male to
female ratio was 1:1.05 with a mean age of 34 months. Clinical, radiologic
characteristic and laboratory findings between MPP an
statistically significant.
Conclusion: The prevalence of M. pneumoniae infection among
was 25.6%. The clinical finding, radiologic, and laboratory parameters
distinguish M. pneumoniae infection.
KEYWORDS: Mycoplasma pneumoniae, acute respiratory tract infection, my
infection
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Place PIDSP Research Contest 2013
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ASMA PNEUMONIAE INFECTION
ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT
TIVE CASE CONTROL STUDY