High Prevalence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae in Children with Acute Respiratory Infections from Lima, Peru

Description

Background
Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae are atypical pathogens responsible
for pneumonia and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in low income countries. The
study objective is to determine the prevalence of this pathogens in Peruvian children with
acute respiratory infections.
Methods
A consecutive cross-sectional study was conducted in Lima, Peru from May 2009 to September
2010. A total of 675 children admitted with clinical diagnoses of acute respiratory infections
were tested for Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae detection by polymerase
chain reaction (PCR), and clinical symptoms were registered by the attending physician.
Results
Mycoplasma pneumonia was detected in 25.19% (170/675) of nasopharyngeal samples
and Chlamydia pneumonia in 10.52% (71/675). The most common symptoms in patients
with these atypical pathogens were rhinorrhea, cough and fever. A higher prevalence of
Mycoplasma pneumoniae cases were registered in summer, between December 2009 and
March 2010.
Conclusions
Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumonia are a significant cause of morbidity in
Peruvian children with acute respiratory infections (ARI). Further studies should evaluate
the use of reliable techniques such as PCR in Peru in order to avoid underdiagnoses of
these atypical pathogens.

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1. High Prevalence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae in Children with Acute Respiratory Infections from Lima, Peru 2017, 12 (1):e0170787 PLOS ONE
2. 1932-6203
3. 10.1371/journal.pone.0170787
4. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/621009
5. http://repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe/upc/handle/10757/621009
6. PLOS ONE

Tags

Chlamydophila pneumoniae

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

infecciones respiratorias agudas

PCR en tiempo real

Perú

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:PERUUPC/oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/621009
Date	27 January 2017
Creators	del Valle-Mendoza, Juana, Orellana-Peralta, Fiorella, Marcelo-Rodríguez, Alvaro, Verne, Eduardo, Esquivel-Vizcarra, Mónica, Silva-Caso, Wilmer, Aguilar-Luis, Miguel Angel, Weilg, Pablo, Casabona-Oré, Verónica, Ugarte, Claudia, del Valle, Luis J.
Contributors	[e-mail]
Source Sets	Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)
Language	Spanish
Detected Language	English
Type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Source	Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Repositorio Académico - UPC
Rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Relation	http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170787