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)
Month	Age (Years)	No. tested	No. positive	% positive	No. tested	No. detected	%
January	<18	108	15	13.9	15	4	26.7
January	≥18	876	9	1.0	9	1	11.1
February	<18	75	21	28.0	21	8	38.1
February	≥18	752	7	0.9	7	0	0.0
March	<18	122	27	22.1	27	18	66.7
March	≥18	743	12	1.6	12	4	33.3
April	<18	151	42	27.8	42	18	42.9
April	≥18	720	13	1.8	13	4	30.8
May	<18	202	57	28.2	57	25	43.9
May	≥18	635	15	2.4	15	5	33.3
June	<18	183	72	39.3	72	34	47.2
June	≥18	619	32	5.2	32	10	31.3
July	<18	221	79	35.7	79	30	38.0
July	≥18	567	28	4.9	28	7	25.0
August	<18	133	58	43.6	58	28	48.3
August	≥18	609	30	4.9	30	13	43.3
September	<18	165	49	29.7	47	27	57.4
September	≥18	564	35	6.2	34	11	32.4
October	<18	152	39	25.7	36	17	47.2
October	≥18	625	33	5.3	32	7	21.9
November	<18	111	28	25.2	27	21	77.8
November	≥18	586	19	3.2	19	5	26.3
December	<18	89	7	7.9	7	4	57.1
December	≥18	695	10	1.4	10	2	20.0

Remarks:

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