Table 1 Number and percentage of patients with confirmed or probable M. pneumoniae cases among students in a primary school, by selected characteristics — Beijing, 2018
From: Outbreak of macrolide-resistant mycoplasma pneumoniae in a primary school in Beijing, China in 2018
Characteristic | Confirmed (n = 19) | Probable (n = 36) | Total (N = 55) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | |
Sex | ||||||
Men | 12 | (63) | 21 | (58) | 33 | (60) |
Women | 7 | (37) | 15) | (42 | 22 | (40) |
Grade | ||||||
Grade 1 | 17 | (89) | 31 | (86) | 48 | (87) |
Grade 2 | 2 | (11) | 5 | (14) | 7 | (13) |
Symptom | ||||||
Cough | 18 | (95) | 35 | (97) | 53 | (96) |
Fever | 17 | (89) | 33 | (92) | 50 | (91) |
Sore throat | 10 | (53) | 14 | (39) | 24 | (44) |
Pharyngeal wall congestion | 7 | (37) | 8 | (22) | 15) | (27 |
Body aches | 6 | (32) | 7 | (19) | 13 | (24) |
Headache | 6 | (32) | 6 | (17) | 12 | (22) |
Tonsil enlargement | 6 | (32) | 6 | (17) | 12 | (22) |
Runny nose | 2 | (11) | 2 | (6) | 4 | (7) |
Nasal congestion | 0 | (0) | 2 | (6) | 2 | (4) |
Chest radiograph | ||||||
No. of patients administered | 10 | (53) | 15 | (42) | 25 | (45) |
No. with findings consistent with pneumonia | 7 | (70) | 11 | (73) | 18 | (72) |
Outcome | ||||||
Outpatient | 9 | (47) | 21 | (58) | 30 | (55) |
Hospitalization | 10 | (53) | 15 | (42) | 25 | (45) |
Antibiotic treatmenta | ||||||
Azithromycin | 8 | (80) | 10 | (67) | 18 | (72) |
Beta-lactamsb | 4 | (40) | 5 | (33) | 9 | (36) |
Multiple antibiotics | 4 | (40) | 5 | (33) | 9 | (36) |
Glucocorticoidc | 5 | (50) | 8 | (53) | 13 | (52) |
Information missing | 1 | (10) | 5 | (33) | 6 | (24) |