Etiology of Primary Atypical Pneumonia in a Military Population

An Outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in a Nuclear Submarine

“…Four of the present cases (4,5,8, and 9) bear out this observation, be¬ cause no antibody was detectable in a serum speci¬ men drawn two weeks after the onset of illness. This finding is in sharp contrast to the usual rapid rise of virus antibody levels after respiratory illness.…”

Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Disease Caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae on Board a Deployed U.S. Navy Ship

“…Mycoplasma pneumoniae is commonly associated with ARD and pneumonia outbreaks among civilians, usually children and young adults (5), and has been identified in pneumonia outbreaks among crowded military recruit populations (8). M. pneumoniae spreads through close contact with expired respiratory secretions (droplets), like influenza virus, but has a long incubation period (6 to 32 days [10]) and a resulting tendency to generate long, slow-spreading epidemics (7,22) which may be difficult to recognize and control.…”

Methaqualone-Meprobamate Poisoning

“…It has been shown that simultaneous infections with adenovirus and M pneumoniae are very rare even when the incidence of both infections in a given community is high. 9 Specific therapy is not available for adenovirus respiratory disease and, unlike influenzal pneumo¬ nia, secondary bacterial infection is very rare.1 Ste¬ roids have not been effective in influenzal pneu¬ monia,10 and their effect in adenovirus disease has not been evaluated and may easily cause harm. The early use of tracheostomy and direct instilla¬ tion of mucoiytic or proteolytic enzymes might re¬ verse an otherwise downhill course in severe bronchiolar disease.1'…”