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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
In the USA, the incidence of Mycoplasma pneumonia is approximately 600 per 100,000 individuals.[1] Patients younger than 40 years of age (especially between 5 and 20 years of age) are more commonly affected with Mycoplasma pneumonia.[1] There is no gender predilection to the development of Mycoplasma pneumonia. The incidence of Mycoplasma pneumonia is higher in regions with temperate climate during the Summer and Fall.[2]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- In the USA, the incidence of Mycoplasma pneumonia is approximately 600 per 100,000 individuals.[1]
- It is estimated that approximately 2 million cases of M. pneumoniae infection occur annually and account for approximately 100,000 hospitalizations.[1]
- M. pneumoniae infection accounts for approximately 1% to 20% of cases of community-acquired pneumonia.[3]
Age
- Patients younger than 40 years of age are more commonly affected with Mycoplasma pneumonia.[1]
- Mycoplasma pneumonia is especially common among individuals between 5 and 20 years of age.[1]
Gender
- There is no gender predilection to the development of Mycoplasma pneumonia.[1]
Geographical and Seasonal Distribution
- The incidence of Mycoplasma pneumonia is higher in regions with temperate climate.[2]
- The incidence of Mycoplasma pneumonia is higher in Summer and Fall (between June and November).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/pneumonia/atypical/mycoplasma/hcp/disease-specifics.html Accessed on Feb 10 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dey AB, Chaudhry R, Kumar P, Nisar N, Nagarkar KM (2000). "Mycoplasma pneumoniae and community-acquired pneumonia". Natl Med J India. 13 (2): 66–70. PMID 10835852.
- ↑ Koyama H, Honda K, Okuda K, Tsuchiya K, Tanaka S, Kawasaki H (1991). "[Predictive factors of etiologic agents of community-acquired pneumonia presenting at a district general hospital]". Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi. 29 (9): 1111–8. PMID 1753538.