Epidemiological characteristics of children with positive IgM of mycoplasma pneumoniae in Wuhan / 公共卫生与预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand the epidemiological characteristics of children with positive IgM of mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) in Wuhan, and to provide a scientific theoretical basis for the diagnosis, prevention and effective control of mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Methods Patients with respiratory diseases such as fever, cough and runny nose from January 2014 to December 2018 in the Pediatric Outpatient Department and Inpatient Department of Wuhan University People's Hospital were included in the study. Results From 2014 to 2018, a total of 46,790 samples were collected, and the MP-IgM positive rate was 44.08%. The male MP-IgM positive rate was 39.62%, while the female MP-IgM positive rate was 51.00%. The MP-IgM positive rate in males was lower than that in females (χ2=586.15, P2=4195.30, P21 days =25.05, χ23 months=26.59, χ26 months=26.18, P21-3 years=17.59, χ24-6 years=28.92, χ27-16 years =11.43, P<0.05). Conclusion MP-IgM positive rate was related to age, gender and season.