Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections among Children before and during COVID-19 Pandemic, Taiwan, 2017–2023

Abstract

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections emerged during spring to summer yearly in Taiwan, but infections were few during the pandemic. M. pneumoniae macrolide resistance soared to 85.7% in 2020 but declined to 0% during 2022–2023. Continued molecular surveillance is necessary to monitor trends in macrolide-resistant M. pneumoniae.

Keywords

• pneumonia
• antimicrobial resistance
• COVID-19
• Mycoplasma pneumoniae
• bacteria
• respiratory infections