Abstract
Clonal Spread of<i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i>in Primary School, Bordeaux, France
Highlights
Somalia, 1999 culture confirmed data may be confusing because of potential cross-reactions with other flavivirus antibodies
We report the use of this multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) typing method to show evidence of a clonal spread of a unique strain of M. pneumoniae among children in a French primary school and their household contacts
The 7 children were confirmed to be positive for M. pneumoniae infection by PCR or by the presence of M. pneumoniae–specific IgM (Figure)
Summary
1999 culture confirmed data may be confusing because of potential cross-reactions with other flavivirus antibodies Clonal Spread of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Primary School, Bordeaux, France We report the use of this MLVA typing method to show evidence of a clonal spread of a unique strain of M. pneumoniae among children in a French primary school and their household contacts.
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