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Notes from the Field: Reemergence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children and Adolescents After the COVID-19 Pandemic, United States, 2018-2024

Chris Edens et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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Monthly number of Mycoplasma pneumoniae tests performed and percentage of positive test results among children and adolescents with acute respiratory illness — four sites, New Vaccine Surveillance Network, 2018–2023
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