There is a chance the culprit is not flu, COVID-19, or RSV, but mycoplasma pneumonia. “Walking pneumonia is a bacteria that comes from mycoplasma,” said Dr. Swathi Gowtham pediatric infectious ...

Walking pneumonia infections rose nationwide as kids returned to school this fall. The infection can be tricky to diagnose, and testing is expensive.

The epidemiologic characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, including cyclic epidemics and age distribution in epidemics, differ among populations and may change within a population.

The spread of Mycoplasma pneumonia shows no signs of slowing after six consecutive weeks of cases increasing. This was marked by the week ending Oct. 6. Of around 500 designated medical ...

Recent winter chills and freezing temperatures caught many by surprise and also risked the health of many. The flu is ...

Mycoplasma pneumonia, often referred to as ‘a-typical pneumonia’ is landing more children in Triangle-area hospitals for treatment. It’s the same kind of bacteria that causes walking pneumonia.

Health authorities are warning that potentially severe infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae are rising at an alarming rate. During the seven days leading up to Sept. 22, an average of 1.48 ...