| Mycoplasma
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| • | prevalence of 1
to 30 %, only Streptococcus pneumoniae is |
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| • | frequent cause of
community-acquired respiratory infection in |
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adults |
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| • | atypical
Community Acquired Pneumonia |
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| • | mostly outbreaks
in institutional settings, extensive epidemics in |
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5 years |
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| • | 2 subtypes and 2
variants are known |
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