The city of Santo André, in the State of Sao Paulo, recorded an epidemic of pneumonia among children attending the same school
The city of Santo André in Sao Paulo recorded an epidemic of pneumonia caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae between children who attend the same school, according to the newspaper Newspaper. The microorganism is responsible for the recent health alarm in China due to a significant increase in pediatric hospitalizations.
Cases of pneumonia
The first hospitalization was reported on November 18, in the state capital of Sao Paulo. The latest occurred on December 15th. Patients remained hospitalized for 4 to 20 days. The cases were recorded in the bulletin of the Center for Strategic Information and Response to Health Surveillance (Cievs) on the 26th. According to the document, the children are between 3 and 4 years old and were hospitalized, but are fine.
In at least two cases, a rhinovirus, a pathogen that causes the common cold, was also detected. Four other students studying at the same school also showed flu-like symptoms, but tests did not confirm the presence of the bacteria.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a known cause of pneumonia, especially in children, but has been in decline since the start of the pandemic. It usually does not cause serious cases and can be treated with antibiotics, however the increase in bacterial resistance to drugs favors the onset of conditions that require hospitalization.
At the end of November, in China, a high number of cases of childhood pneumonia, due, among other things, to the bacterium, triggered the alarm of the World Health Organization (WHO), which declared that it was carefully monitoring the situation. Since May, the Asian country has already detected significant growth of the Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacterium.
In Brazil, since infection with the bacterium does not require mandatory notification, there are no detailed data on the number of cases registered.
SP records five cases of bacteria causing pneumonia epidemic in China. Children from the same school in Santo André (ABC) tested positive for the pathogen, known to doctors and treated with antibiotics. Read on https://t.co/swlLZQwoZJ pic.twitter.com/69Ab6biqg9
— Folha de S.Paulo (@folha) December 31, 2023
Source: Terra
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