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. 2018 Mar;24(3):506–513. doi: 10.3201/eid2403.162052

Table 3. Incidence of hospitalization for Mycoplasma pneumoniae, by age group and HIV status, Klerksdorp and Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, January 2013–December 2014*.

Age group, y
No. cases/100,000 population (95% CI) Risk ratio (95% CI), HIV infected vs. uninfected
All patients
HIV-infected patients
HIV-uninfected patients
<1 220.0 (121.0–314.8) 594.8 (316.4–873.2) 216.7 (128.3–303.8) 2.8 (0.4–18.6)
1–4 53.9 (30.1–75.6) 961.7 (518.4–1391.6) 35.9 (21.1–50.2) 26.8 (14.4–49.8)
5–24 14.1 (9.4–18.6) 130.0 (81.1–173.8) 5.5 (3.9–7.1) 23.8 (13.4–42.4)
25–44 21.4 (15.0–27.6) 70.1 (46.3–95.1) 0 (0–46.7) NA
45–64 26.2 (17.6–34.9) 118.7 (81.2–159.3) 4.7 (3.4–6.2) 25.6 (9.9–65.9)
>65
56.2 (37.5–74.2)
0 (0–234.1)
57.8 (41.3–74.9)
NA
<5 87.1 (60.2–114.0) 927.3 (621.3–1231.5) 72.3 (50.5–93.8) 16.1 (9.4–27.6)†
>5
20.5 (14.0–26.9)
91.3 (59.0–122.4)
6.3 (4.5–8.4)
21.6 (14.8–31.7)†
All 27.9 (18.9–37.4) 102.2 (64.9–136.4) 14.9 (10.3–19.0) 19.5 (14.4–26.4)†

*NA, not applicable.
†Adjusted for age.