Analysis of detection results of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in 432 cases of children respiratory tract infection

Objective To understand the children infection status of mycoplasma pneumoniae(MP) by the detection of fast culture medium to provide the evidence of clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods The MP fast culture medium was used to detect the respiratory secretion in children patients with respiratory tract infection from January 2009 to January 2010 in our hospital.Results Among 432 children patients with respiratory infection,the MP fast culture showed positive in 58 cases with the positive rate of 13.43%.Conclusion MP infection can be often found in children.Using the MP fast culture medium in time for detecting MP is very important to avoid the exacerbation of disease condition and extrapulmonary multiple organs damage.