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Clinical Features of Long COVID Patients Coinfected With Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Xiaodan Zhu1, Yanhua Li2, Jinghua Wang1

  • 1Department of General Practice, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310000, China.

The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology = Journal Canadien Des Maladies Infectieuses Et De La Microbiologie Medicale
|December 16, 2024
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Long COVID patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae coinfection are more often female and show typical chest CT scans. This finding highlights a specific demographic and imaging pattern for this rare coinfection.

Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pulmonology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Long COVID, a post-SARS-CoV-2 syndrome, presents prolonged health complications.
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a frequent respiratory pathogen.
  • Simultaneous long COVID and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections are infrequently documented.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with coexisting long COVID and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
  • To compare coinfected patients with those having long COVID alone.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of clinical data from long COVID patients.
  • Inclusion of laboratory and radiographic findings.
  • Statistical comparison using Pearson's chi-squared test.

Main Results:

  • Fifty-two patients had long COVID with Mycoplasma pneumoniae coinfection; 77 had long COVID only.
  • No significant differences in age, symptoms, or comorbidities between groups.
  • Significant differences observed in sex distribution and chest imaging findings.

Conclusions:

  • Long COVID-Mycoplasma pneumoniae coinfection is more prevalent in females.
  • Typical chest computed tomography (CT) findings are associated with this coinfection.
Keywords:
Mycoplasma pneumoniaeclinical characteristiccoinfectioncoronavirus disease 2019long COVID

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