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Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in respiratory specimens in 2019

Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in respiratory specimens in 2019

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 <18 108 15 13.9 15 4 26.7
≥18 876 9 1.0 9 1 11.1
February <18 75 21 28.0 21 8 38.1
≥18 752 7 0.9 7 0 0.0
March <18 122 27 22.1 27 18 66.7
≥18 743 12 1.6 12 4 33.3
April <18 151 42 27.8 42 18 42.9
≥18 720 13 1.8 13 4 30.8
May <18 202 57 28.2 57 25 43.9
≥18 635 15 2.4 15 5 33.3
June <18 183 72 39.3 72 34 47.2
≥18 619 32 5.2 32 10 31.3
July <18 221 79 35.7 79 30 38.0
≥18 567 28 4.9 28 7 25.0
August <18 133 58 43.6 58 28 48.3
≥18 609 30 4.9 30 13 43.3
September <18 165 49 29.7 47 27 57.4
≥18 564 35 6.2 34 11 32.4
October <18 152 39 25.7 36 17 47.2
≥18 625 33 5.3 32 7 21.9
November <18 111 28 25.2 27 21 77.8
≥18 586 19 3.2 19 5 26.3
December <18 89 7 7.9 7 4 57.1
≥18 695 10 1.4 10 2 20.0

Remarks:

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