In 2024, there have been increases in laboratory confirmed infections of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae infection worldwide. This case series highlights increasing frequency of Mycoplasma pneumoniae positive PCR specimens and an increased number of hospital admissions with Mycoplasma pneumoniae clinical syndromes. Within this case series, we observed, a change in the epidemiology and clinical burden of childhood Mycoplasma pneumonia disease in the post COVID-19 era.
© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.