The Clinical Application Value of Throat Swab Rapid Culture of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection

Objective To assess the clinical application value of throat swab rapid culture for early diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.Methods The 176 cases of children were divided into two groups,A group of 94 cases,and B group of 82 cases,group A for the duration of 7 d,group B for the duration of ≥7 d;after admission,each of the two groups was received throat swab culture and blood MP-IgM test,and the difference of positive rate were compared from the results of the two groups.Results In group A,throat swab culture positive rate(36.2%) was significantly higher than that of blood MP-IgM(+)(21.5%),with statistical difference(χ2=6.0357,P=0.0140);in group B the positive rate of throat swab culture and blood MP-IgM(+) was no significant difference(P=0.664).Conclusion Throat swab rapid culture for early diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection had certain clinical value and the method was simple,less invasive and should be worthy of recommendation for wider use in clinic.