Identification of Risk Factors for Infection in an Outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Respiratory Tract Disease
Author(s) -
Eyal Klement,
Deborah F. Talkington,
Oshri Wasserzug,
Raid Kayouf,
Nadav Davidovitch,
Roger Dumke,
Yael BarZeev,
M. Ron,
Jonathan Boxman,
W. Lanier Thacker,
Dana G. Wolf,
T. Lazarovich,
Yonat ShemerAvni,
Daniel Glikman,
Enno Jacobs,
Itamar Grotto,
Colin Block,
Ran NirPaz
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/508458
Subject(s) - medicine , mycoplasma pneumoniae , odds ratio , seroconversion , respiratory tract infections , pneumonia , respiratory disease , outbreak , risk factor , immunology , respiratory system , antibody , virology , lung
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most common pathogens that causes community-acquired respiratory tract infection. Outbreaks are well known, and all age groups are susceptible. An outbreak in an army training unit afforded an opportunity to identify possible risk factors for morbidity.
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