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Clinical implications of human rhino-/enterovirus co-detection in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

  • By

  • Elena Robinson

  • Stefanie von Felten

  • Patrick M. Meyer Sauteur

  • October 14, 2026

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    PCR detection of human rhino-/enterovirus in the upper respiratory tract may reflect prolonged shedding or asymptomatic infection rather than active disease.

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    In a post-NPI cohort of 236 children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae detected by multiplex PCR, 66 had respiratory-tract co-detection and 170 did not.

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    Demographic characteristics, clinical presentation, and inflammatory markers did not differ meaningfully between children with M pneumoniae alone and those with human rhino-/enterovirus co-detection.

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    Findings were unchanged after excluding other respiratory co-detections and comparing isolated M pneumoniae detection with M pneumoniae plus human rhino-/enterovirus alone.

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    The study could not distinguish rhinovirus from enterovirus because the multiplex PCR assay targets shared sequences that lack adequate specificity.

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Clinical significance of human rhino-/enterovirus co-detection in pediatric Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections

  • by Elena Robinson, Stefanie von Felten, Patrick M. Meyer Sauteur

  • October 14, 2026

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