Persistent elevation in incidence of pneumonia in children in England, 2023/24.
England
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
bacterial infections
epidemiology
pneumonia
syndromic surveillance
Journal
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
ISSN: 1560-7917
Titre abrégé: Euro Surveill
Pays: Sweden
ID NLM: 100887452
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2024
Aug 2024
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Résumé
Since November 2023, the absolute number of attendances at emergency departments for pneumonia among children aged 5-14 years in England have been above expected levels for the time of year. This increased signal peaked during March 2024 but then persisted into early summer 2024 despite decreases in prevalence of seasonal respiratory pathogens. Record linkage between emergency department and laboratory databases points to this unusual activity being driven largely by
Identifiants
pubmed: 39119723
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.32.2400485
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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