Increased incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Norway 2011.
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.
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway. hans.blystad@fhi.no
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004363:Drug Utilization; D058872:Epidemics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin