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Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in respiratory specimens in 2026

Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in respiratory specimens in 2026

Week number Date No. of specimen tested Mycoplasma pneumoniae Macrolide resistance (A2063G mutation in 23S rRNA gene)
No. positive % A2063A/G determined A2063G %
1 28/12/2025 - 03/01 8281 2 0.02 1 0 0.00
2 04/01 - 10/01 7937 2 0.03 1 0 0.00
3 11/01 - 17/01 9044 3 0.03 2 2 100.00
4 18/01 - 24/01 8784 4 0.05 2 1 50.00

Remarks:

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