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Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in respiratory specimens in 2017

Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in respiratory specimens in 2017

Testing for Mycoplasma pneumoniae is generally undertaken for specimens of respiratory secretions from patients with clinical diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia.

Month Age (Years) No. tested No. positive % positive Macrolide resistance (A2063G in 23S rRNA gene)
No. tested No. detected %
January <18 120 23 19.2 21 7 33.3
≥18 445 12 2.7 11 3 27.3
February <18 93 19 20.4 19 6 31.6
≥18 461 15 3.3 15 2 13.3
March <18 147 19 12.9 19 6 31.6
≥18 457 6 1.3 6 1 16.7
April <18 176 32 18.2 32 8 25.0
≥18 424 6 1.4 6 1 16.7
May <18 200 33 16.5 33 14 42.4
≥18 450 12 2.7 12 3 25.0
June <18 207 37 17.9 35 11 31.4
≥18 467 9 1.9 9 1* 11.1
July <18 168 28 16.7 27 5 18.5
≥18 500 9 1.8 9 0 0.0
August <18 85 20 23.5 20 5 25.0
≥18 431 15 3.5 15 1 6.7
September <18 117 20 17.1 19 3 15.8
≥18 301 7 2.3 7 0 0.0
October <18 92 21 22.8 21 5 23.8
≥18 332 6 1.8 6 0 0.0
November <18 93 12 12.9 12 2 16.7
≥18 346 6 1.7 6 0 0.0
December <18 113 13 11.5 13 2 15.4
≥18 378 8 2.1 8 4 50.0

*A2064G for one specimen

 

Remarks:

  1. Multiple specimens may have been received from the same patient.
  2. Figures are subjected to minor adjustments.