Abstract
Mycoplasma pneumoniae was detected in a number of patients with community-acquired pneumonia in a recent prospective study. To assess whether other pathogens were also detected in these patients, TaqMan Array Cards were used to test 216 M pneumoniae-positive respiratory specimens for 25 additional viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens. It is interesting to note that 1 or more codetections, predominantly bacterial, were identified in approximately 60% of specimens, with codetections being more common in children. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2016. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Open Forum Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2016 |
Funding
We thank the patients who graciously consented to participate in this study and all members of the Etiology of Pneumonia in the Community (EPIC) Study Team for their contributions. This work was supported by the Influenza Division in the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through cooperative agreements with each study site and was based on a competitive research funding opportunity.
Keywords
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Multipathogen detection
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Infectious Diseases
- Oncology