Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in respiratory specimens in 2021

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)
Month	Age (Years)	No. tested	No. positive	% positive	No. tested	No. detected	%
January	<18	-	-	-	0	0	-
January	≥18	186	0	0.0	0	0	-
February	<18	-	-	-	0	0	-
February	≥18	180	0	0.0	0	0	-
March	<18	-	-	-	0	0	-
March	≥18	186	0	0.0	0	0	-
April	<18	-	-	-	0	0	-
April	≥18	138	0	0.0	0	0	-
May	<18	-	-	-	0	0	-
May	≥18	115	0	0.0	0	0	-
June	<18	-	-	-	0	0	-
June	≥18	130	0	0.0	0	0	-
July	<18	-	-	-	0	0	-
July	≥18	153	0	0.0	0	0	-
August	<18	-	-	-	0	0	-
August	≥18	166	0	0.0	0	0	-
September	<18	-	-	-	0	0	-
September	≥18	160	1	0.6	1	0	0.0
October	<18	-	-	-	0	0	-
October	≥18	125	0	0.0	0	0	-
November	<18	-	-	-	0	0	-
November	≥18	184	0	0.0	0	0	-
December	<18	-	-	-	0	0	-
December	≥18	172	0	0.0	0	0	-

Remarks:

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