Increased Severity of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Spanish Children.
Ana Mendez-EchevarríaLaura Calle-MiguelSheila MiralbésSagrario Barreiro-PérezOlga Afonso-RodriguezJosé Antonio Soler-SimónAna EspeletaAna Belén Jiménez-JiménezAlejandra Méndez-SánchezJoseba Iñaki Rementeria-RadigalesFuensanta Guerrero-Del-CuetoVanessa LavegliaIrene Ortiz-ValentínEmilio Gómez-MeraVerónica Fernández-PuentesLucía Rodríguez-Noriega-BejarMatilde BustilloAzucena RetuertaJosé Fernàndez-CantalejoLaura Sanz-RuedaMaría Mercedes IbáñezArantxa BerzosaBerta Fernández-LedesmaAlicia ÁlvaroTeresa Santamaría-BarrenaBeatriz Carazo-GallegoCinta MoraledaCristina Calvonull nullPublished in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2024)
We have observed a notable increase in hospital admissions, including PICU support by up to 14%, due to M. pneumoniae infection in our country since November 2023, indicative of a more severe clinical course associated with this pathogen.