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. 2016 May;54(5):1400-1.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00184-16. Epub 2016 Feb 24.

Latest Surveillance Data on Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children, Suggesting a New Epidemic Occurring in Beijing

Chao Yan  1 , Hongmei Sun  2 , Hanqing Zhao  1
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Latest Surveillance Data on Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children, Suggesting a New Epidemic Occurring in Beijing

Chao Yan et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 May.
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FIG 1
Epidemiological surveillance of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in children in Beijing, China from 1977 to 2014.
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FIG 2
Positive rate of M. pneumoniae detection in 2015 by real-time PCR of specimens collected from patients.
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