Epidemiological and clinical analysis of community-acquired Mycoplasma pneumonia in children from a Spanish population, 2010–2015

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) is one of the most common etiological agents of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children. We aimed to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, treatment and outcome of children diagnosed with community-acquired MP pneumonia (CAMP) in a tertiary hospital in Valencia, Spain. Medical records of children <14 years with CAMP were retrospectively reviewed from January 2010 to December 2015. Patients...