标题:Probable epidemic Mycoplasma pneumoniae disease activity in metropolitan Sydney, 2015: combining surveillance data to cross-validate signal detection
摘要:Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a leading causeof community acquired pneumonia and wellrecognisedcause of encephalitis in children.Sentinel hospital surveillance identified atemporal cluster of children with suspectedencephalitis associated with M.pneumoniaein NSW. We aimed to determine whether thiscluster was associated with epidemic M.pneumoniaeactivity.