Clinico-epidemiologic Study of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia(1993 through 2003) / 소아과
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
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: 154-157, 2005.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We evaluated the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of mycoplasma pneumonia.METHODS:
A total of 559 medical records of children with mycoplasma pneumonia admitted to The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, were retrospectively analyzed.RESULTS:
The mean annual number of cases was 51. There was a higher occurrence in autumn (September-November, 41.7%) and in winter(26.7%). Outbreaks of mycoplasma pneumonia were noted in 1993-94, 1997, 2001, and 2003. The age distribution showed a peak frequency of 5-6 years of age and 68.2 percent of patients were in 3-8 years of age. The male-to-female ratio was 1.21. In comparison between 1994 and 2003, there was a difference in age distribution with a peak frequency of 5-6 years of age in 1994, and of 3-4 years of age in 2003. There were outbreaks during autumn and winter in 1993-94, and during summer and autumn in 2003.CONCLUSION:
Outbreaks of mycoplasma pneumonia occurred every 2-4 years in Daejeon in accordance with nationwide epidemics during 1993-2003. The peak incidence of age in the recent outbreak was younger than in the outbreak which occurred 10 years ago, and in outbreaks in Western countries.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma
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Medical Records
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Epidemiology
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Incidence
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Disease Outbreaks
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Retrospective Studies
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Age Distribution
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Korea
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Mycoplasma
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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