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ArticleMicroorganisms2021

Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Manifestations in Hospitalized Children with Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection.

Carlotta Biagi, Alessandra Cavallo, Alessandro Rocca, Luca Pierantoni, Davide Antonazzo, Arianna Dondi, Liliana Gabrielli, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Marcello Lanari

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Article in Microorganisms, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Carlotta BiagiPediatric Emergency Unit, Scientific Institute for Research and Healthcare (IRCCS), Sant'Orsola Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Alessandra CavalloSpecialty School of Pediatrics, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1809-1636
Alessandro RoccaPediatric Emergency Unit, Scientific Institute for Research and Healthcare (IRCCS), Sant'Orsola Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3406-630X
Luca PierantoniPediatric Emergency Unit, Scientific Institute for Research and Healthcare (IRCCS), Sant'Orsola Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8175-5488
Davide AntonazzoPediatric Emergency Unit, Scientific Institute for Research and Healthcare (IRCCS), Sant'Orsola Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Arianna DondiPediatric Emergency Unit, Scientific Institute for Research and Healthcare (IRCCS), Sant'Orsola Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7516-243X
Liliana GabrielliMicrobiology Unit, Scientific Institute for Research and Healthcare (IRCCS), Sant'Orsola Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5994-4749
Tiziana LazzarottoMicrobiology Unit, Scientific Institute for Research and Healthcare (IRCCS), Sant'Orsola Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3093-363X
Marcello LanariPediatric Emergency Unit, Scientific Institute for Research and Healthcare (IRCCS), Sant'Orsola Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITUniversity of Bologna · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) is one of the main causes of both upper and lower respiratory infections in school-aged children, accounting for up to 40% of community-acquired pneumonia. Younger children are also affected, and extrapulmonary manifestations have been recently reported in the pediatric population. We carried out a retrospective analysis of MP-positive patients admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Unit of S. Orsola Malpighi University Hospital in Bologna, the largest tertiary pediatric referral center in the Emilia-Romagna region, Northern Italy, between 2012 and 2020. We identified 145 patients with MP infection (82 males and 63 females), 27% of which were younger than 2 years; the median age was 5 years (interquartile range 1-9). The clinical presentation partially differed between age groups. School-aged children were more likely to have a chest X-ray-confirmed pneumonia (

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childrenextrapulmonary manifestationsinfantsMycoplasma peumoniaepneumoniarespiratory tract infections

Identifiers

PMID34946154
PMCPMC8707942
OpenAlexW4200535472

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