1988
DOI: 10.1016/s0163-4453(88)97604-9
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae and other pathogens in the aetiology of lower respiratory tract infections among Japanese children

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“…2); the presence of specific antibodies in some of the young children agrees with the study of Sakurai et al, 21 who isolated M. pneumoniae with high frequency in children with respiratory disease up to the age of 3 years, suggesting that the pathological role of this organism may be more important in the 3-6 years agegroup than previously suspected. We tried to evaluate whether antibodies to any of the polypeptides would enable distinction between primary infections and re-infections (table 11).…”
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confidence: 89%
“…2); the presence of specific antibodies in some of the young children agrees with the study of Sakurai et al, 21 who isolated M. pneumoniae with high frequency in children with respiratory disease up to the age of 3 years, suggesting that the pathological role of this organism may be more important in the 3-6 years agegroup than previously suspected. We tried to evaluate whether antibodies to any of the polypeptides would enable distinction between primary infections and re-infections (table 11).…”
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confidence: 89%
“…In the two townships studied the attack rates were significantly higher in children under five than among children from five to fourteen years old. Such data contrasts with results published by various authors who point out that first infection in early infancy is usually asymptomatic and that the most affected group is that between five and nine years [1,7,10,[12][13][14]. However, Nagayama et al [15], after studying the cases diagnosed in the pediatric practice of a general hospital in Japan, show that infection occurs very frequently in small children, four being the age with the greatest number of cases registered.…”
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confidence: 76%
“…This compares with only 7% during the UK epidemic of 1970-1972 [9], A study from Japan [10] also suggested that M. pneumoniae may be a more important pathogen than previously recognised in younger children.…”
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confidence: 83%