An Outbreak of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infections in a Hospital in Japan

SEIZABURO KASHIWAGI; JUN HAYASHI; HIDEYUKI NOMURA; WATARU KAJIYAMA; HIDEYUKI IKEMATSU; TOSHIMITSU SHINGU; KAZUO HAYASHIDA; MASARO KAJI

doi:10.2739/kurumemedj.32.293

SEIZABURO KASHIWAGI, JUN HAYASHI, HIDEYUKI NOMURA, WATARU KAJIYAMA, HIDEYUKI IKEMATSU, TOSHIMITSU SHINGU, KAZUO HAYASHIDA, MASARO KAJI

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Keywords: Mycoplasmal pneumonia, Atypical pneumonia, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Outbreak of mycoplasma infection, Mycoplasma infection in hospital

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1985 Volume 32 Issue 4 Pages 293-296

DOI https://doi.org/10.2739/kurumemedj.32.293

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An outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections was demonstrated to have occurred from August to September 1984 in a hospital in Japan. This was the first recognized outbreak of the disease in a hospial. Eight elderly (50-86 years old) inpatients with underlying disease were affected. Five patients developed pneumonia and 3 bronchitis. Two patients, a 50-year-old male and a 75-year-old female, died. Both deaths were thought to be primarily due to underlying disease, liver cirrhosis in the male and cardiovascular disease in the female.

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