Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in respiratory specimens in 2016

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

Month	No. tested	No. positive	% positive	Macrolide resistance (A2063G in 23S rRNA gene)
Month	No. tested	No. positive	% positive	No. tested	No. detected	%
January	279	15	5.4	15	6	40.0
February	491	16	3.3	16	8	50.0
March	516	26	5.0	26	11	42.3
April	458	34	7.4	34	12	35.3
May	396	58	14.6	57	22	38.6
June	312	59	18.9	56	20	35.7
July	318	61	19.2	60	21	35.0
August	350	57	16.3	57	18	31.6
September	358	45	12.6	45	11	24.4
October	338	38	11.2	38	13	34.2
November	427	27	6.3	27	9	33.3
December	459	44	9.6	42	9	21.4

Remarks:

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