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Euro Surveill. Increased incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Norway 2011

Giuseppe

Emeritus
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]


Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 5, 02 February 2012

Rapid communications


Increased incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Norway 2011


H Blystad ()<SUP>1</SUP>, G ?nestad<SUP>1</SUP>, D F Vestrheim<SUP>1</SUP>, S Madsen<SUP>2</SUP>, K R?nning<SUP>1</SUP>
  1. Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
  2. Norwegian Medicines Agency, Oslo, Norway
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Citation style for this article: Blystad H, ?nestad G, Vestrheim DF, Madsen S, R?nning K. Increased incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Norway 2011. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(5):pii=20074. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20074
Date of submission: 18 January 2012
<HR>Epidemics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae have recently been reported from England and Wales and from Denmark. A similar increase in M. pneumoniae infections was noted in Norway late autumn 2011.The epidemic has resulted in shortage of erythromycin and the use of alternative antibiotics has been recommended.
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