Abstract
We identified 179 cases of acute respiratory illness including 50 cases of radiographically confirmed pneumonia over the course of 4 months on a deployed U.S. Navy vessel. Laboratory tests showed Mycoplasma pneumoniae to be the etiological agent. This report represents the first published description of a shipboard outbreak of this pathogen.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4121-4123 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of clinical microbiology |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
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Sliman, J. A., Metzgar, D., Asseff, D. C., Coon, R. G., Faix, D. J., & Lizewski, S. (2009). Outbreak of acute respiratory disease caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae on board a deployed U.S. Navy ship. Journal of clinical microbiology, 47(12), 4121-4123. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01926-09