Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Disease Caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae on Board a Deployed U.S. Navy Ship

We identified 179 cases of acute respiratory illness including 50 cases of radiographically confirmed pneumonia over the course of 4 months on a deployed U.S. Navy vessel. Laboratory tests showed Mycoplasma pneumoniae to be the etiological agent. This report represents the first published descriptio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2009-12, Vol.47 (12), p.4121-4123
Hauptverfasser:	Sliman, Joseph A, Metzgar, David, Asseff, David C, Coon, Robert G, Faix, Dennis J, Lizewski, Stephen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data Epidemiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Microbiology Military Personnel - statistics & numerical data Miscellaneous Mycoplasma pneumoniae Mycoplasma pneumoniae - classification Mycoplasma pneumoniae - genetics Mycoplasma pneumoniae - isolation & purification Oropharynx - microbiology Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - diagnosis Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - epidemiology Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - microbiology Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods Respiratory Tract Infections - diagnosis Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology Respiratory Tract Infections - etiology Ships - statistics & numerical data Specimen Handling - methods United States
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Zusammenfassung:	We identified 179 cases of acute respiratory illness including 50 cases of radiographically confirmed pneumonia over the course of 4 months on a deployed U.S. Navy vessel. Laboratory tests showed Mycoplasma pneumoniae to be the etiological agent. This report represents the first published description of a shipboard outbreak of this pathogen.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.01926-09