Current Mycoplasma pneumoniae epidemic among children in Shanghai: unusual pneumonia caused by usual pathogen

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering at School of Life Sciences, Institute of Reproduction & Development, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
³ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
⁵ Department of Pediatric Respiratory, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
⁶ Department of Nursing, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
⁷ Department of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
⁸ Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
⁹ NHC Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
¹⁰ Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Development Center, Shanghai, China.
¹¹ Center for Medical Quality Control Management of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
¹² Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China. wanglbc@163.com.
¹³ Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China. yiwang@shmu.edu.cn.

Editorial

Xiao-Bo Zhang et al. World J Pediatr. 2024 Jan.

. 2024 Jan;20(1):5-10.

doi: 10.1007/s12519-023-00793-9. Epub 2024 Jan 17.

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering at School of Life Sciences, Institute of Reproduction & Development, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
³ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
⁵ Department of Pediatric Respiratory, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
⁶ Department of Nursing, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
⁷ Department of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
⁸ Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
⁹ NHC Key Laboratory of Neonatal Diseases, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
¹⁰ Shanghai Shenkang Hospital Development Center, Shanghai, China.
¹¹ Center for Medical Quality Control Management of Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
¹² Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China. wanglbc@163.com.
¹³ Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai, 201102, China. yiwang@shmu.edu.cn.

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