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 |
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Outbreak of acute respiratory disease caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae on board a deployed U.S. Navy ship. / Sliman, Joseph A.; Metzgar, David; Asseff, David C.; Coon, Robert G.; Faix, Dennis J.; Lizewski, Stephen.
In: Journal of clinical microbiology, Vol. 47, No. 12, 01.12.2009, p. 4121-4123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Asseff, David C.
AU - Coon, Robert G.
AU - Faix, Dennis J.
AU - Lizewski, Stephen
PY - 2009/12/1
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N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
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