Prevalence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Subjectively Healthy Individuals1
| Autor: | Annika Lundbäck, Judy Gnarpe, Håkan Gnarpe, Bo Sundelöf |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae General Immunology and Microbiology biology business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Respiratory disease General Medicine medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Single test Pneumonia Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Throat Healthy individuals Immunology medicine biology.protein Antibody business |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 24:161-164 |
| ISSN: | 1651-1980 0036-5548 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/00365549209052607 |
| Popis: | Subjectively healthy persons were investigated for the presence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in throat cultures. During a peak period of M. pneumoniae incidence, 13.5% of 758 healthy volunteers were found to harbour the bacterium in the throat. The investigation was continued, and during a subsequent period of 11 months, the incidence of M. pneumoniae isolated decreased to 4.6% of 499 volunteers. All new blood donor sera 1990-1991 (422 sera) were screened for the presence of antibodies to M. pneumoniae; it was found that there was a fluctuating but significant number of individuals with positive serology based on a single test occasion. |
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