1. Data from an active surveillance study performed in Ohio in 1991, showing age-specific rates of community-acquired pneumonia due to the major bacterial pathogens.
Data from an active surveillance study performed in Ohio in 1991, showing age-specific rates of community-acquired pneumonia due to the major bacterial pathogens. M. pneumoniae infections were diagnosed by seroconversion, using CF tests. These data demonstrate that M. pneumoniae causes a relatively large proportion of pneumonias of sufficient severity to warrant hospitalization among persons younger than 50 years but that it is also an important cause of pneumonia in older age groups. Sp, S. pneumoniae; Mp, M. pneumoniae; Lp, L. pneumophila; Cp, C. pneumoniae. Reprinted from reference 283 with permission of the publisher.
Ken B. Waites, and Deborah F. Talkington Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 2004; doi: /CMR