| surveillance of mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in scotland 1986-1991. | mycoplasma pneumoniae is the second most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia. infection is found worldwide and epidemics are said to occur in 4-yearly cycles. in scotland this pattern has been noted since 1982 and, in common with england and wales as well probably as other parts of europe, there is a current epidemic which began in the autumn of 1990. the disease has been noted predominantly in children and young adults, with lower respiratory tract infection as the most common manifest ... | 1992 | 1431178 |
| mycoplasma pneumoniae. one year's experience in an urban practice. | | 1969 | 5348722 |
| whooping cough in relation to other childhood infections in 1977-9 in the united kingdom. | estimates based upon notifications indicate that there was in the 1977-9 triennium in the united kingdom the largest outbreak of whooping cough for 20 years or more. during this triennium there was also a sharp increase in other infections diseases of childhood, notably in non-notifiable respiratory infections. isolates of certain respiratory viruses ran in parallel and collectively outnumbered those of bordetella pertussis during the period of increase in notifications. there was highly signifi ... | 1981 | 7299339 |
| cold agglutinins, the direct coombs' test and serum immunoglobulins in mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. | | 1967 | 4167701 |
| infections due to mycoplasma pneumoniae in children. | | 1971 | 5118081 |
| clinical outcomes and macrolide resistance in mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in scotland, uk. | mycoplasma pneumoniae has a cyclical, epidemic pattern of infection and the most recent epidemic occurred in europe in 2011. macrolides are recommended for the treatment of m. pneumoniae respiratory tract infection, but macrolide resistance has been reported at low levels in europe. the aim of the study was to examine the clinical impact of the recent m. pneumoniae epidemic in a hospital setting in scotland and to determine whether macrolide-resistant strains are present. data were analysed retr ... | 2013 | 24008501 |
| increased reports of mycoplasma pneumoniae from laboratories in scotland in 2010 and 2011 - impact of the epidemic in infants. | in common with reports from other european countries, we describe a substantial increase in the number of laboratory reports of mycoplasma pneumoniae in scotland in 2010 and 2011. the highest number of reports came from those aged one year and younger. however, reports from young children were more likely to come from pcr testing than serological testing. | 2012 | 22433597 |