Severe Congenital Pneumonia Associated With Probable Vertical Transmission of Mycoplasma pneumoniae During a UK Epidemic Surge
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Abstract
Congenital Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) is rare. During the United Kingdom's 2023/2024 MP epidemic, we encountered a fatal case of probable vertically transmitted MP in a preterm infant. This report highlights the need to consider MP during incidence surges, reviews existing literature, and examines whether congenital MP cases cluster around epidemic peaks.
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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexThe Pediatric Infectious Disease JournalPublished 2026-10-12
Authors: Emma Meader, Ohnmar Soe, Stephen Glass, Kareem Aboualfa, Jay Drury, Ciara Ryder, Elizabeth Whittaker, Vimal Vasu
Institutions: St Mary's Hospital, University of Warwick Science Park, William Harvey Hospital