Outbreak of acute respiratory disease caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae on board a deployed U.S. navy ship.

Authors :: Sliman JA
Metzgar D
Asseff DC
Coon RG
Faix DJ
Lizewski S
Source :: Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2009 Dec; Vol. 47 (12), pp. 4121-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Oct 21.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: 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.

Subjects :: Acute Disease
Humans
Mycoplasma pneumoniae classification
Mycoplasma pneumoniae genetics
Oropharynx microbiology
Polymerase Chain Reaction methods
Specimen Handling methods
United States
Disease Outbreaks statistics & numerical data
Military Personnel statistics & numerical data
Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolation & purification
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma diagnosis
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma epidemiology
Pneumonia, Mycoplasma microbiology
Respiratory Tract Infections diagnosis
Respiratory Tract Infections epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections etiology
Ships statistics & numerical data

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