TABLE 4.
Percentage of clinical syndromes associated with M. pneumoniae diagnosis
| Winters | No. of samples positive for M. pneumoniae/total no. of samples | % of samples associated with M. pneumoniae (other agents) and:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| URTIa | ILI | LRTI | Otitis | Other diagnoses | ||
| 1992–1994 | 245/2,582 | 27.1 (34.6) | 24.5 (33.3) | 31.9b (13.4) | 6.7 (8.1) | 9.6 (5.1) |
| 1995–1997 | 38/1,315 | 29.5 (43) | 29 (34) | 15.7c (14) | 7.2 (7) | 18 (2) |
a
URTI, upper respiratory tract infection.
b
Statistically significant difference (P < 0.00001; OR = 3.02).
c
No statistically significant difference (OR = 0.58).