Persistent elevation in incidence of pneumonia in children in England, 2023/24.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Country of Publication: Sweden NLM ID: 100887452 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1560-7917 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1025496X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Euro Surveill Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Stockholm, Sweden : European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
      Original Publication: Saint-Maurice : Hôpital national de Saint-Maurice
    • Subject Terms:
      Pneumonia*/epidemiology ; Mycoplasma pneumoniae*/isolation & purification ; Emergency Service, Hospital*/statistics & numerical data; Humans ; Child ; England/epidemiology ; Child, Preschool ; Adolescent ; Incidence ; Male ; Female ; Prevalence ; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma/epidemiology ; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma/diagnosis ; Seasons ; Population Surveillance
    • Abstract:
      Since November 2023, the absolute number of attendances at emergency departments for pneumonia among children aged 5-14 years in England have been above expected levels for the time of year. This increased signal peaked during March 2024 but then persisted into early summer 2024 despite decreases in prevalence of seasonal respiratory pathogens. Record linkage between emergency department and laboratory databases points to this unusual activity being driven largely by Mycoplasma pneumoniae .
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: England; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; bacterial infections; epidemiology; pneumonia; syndromic surveillance
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20240809 Date Completed: 20240809 Latest Revision: 20240811
    • Publication Date:
      20240812
    • Accession Number:
      PMC11312015
    • Accession Number:
      10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.32.2400485
    • Accession Number:
      39119723