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

*A2064G for one specimen

Remarks:

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