Outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in hospitalized patients: Who is concerned? Nord Franche-Comté Hospital, France, 2023-2024

Epidemiol Infect. 2024 Feb 15:152:e46. doi: 10.1017/S0950268824000281.

Abstract

We report an outbreak of confirmed Mycoplasma pneumoniae community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Nord Franche-Comté Hospital, France, from 14 November 2023 to 31 January 2024. All 13 inpatients (11 adults with a mean age of 45.5 years and 2 children) were diagnosed with positive serology and/or positive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on respiratory specimens. All patients were immunocompetent and required oxygen support with a mean duration of oxygen support of 6.2 days. Two patients were transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) but were not mechanically ventilated. Patients were treated with macrolides (n = 12, 92.3%) with recovery in all cases. No significant epidemiological link was reported in these patients.

Keywords: France; Franche-Comt; Mycoplasma pneumoniaeoutbreak; pneumonia; é.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Community-Acquired Infections* / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • France / epidemiology
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae / genetics
  • Oxygen
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma* / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma* / epidemiology

Substances

  • Oxygen