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Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of respiratory infections in humans. Although it is usually associated with mild acute respiratory infections such as sore throat, pharyngitis, rhinitis and tracheobronchitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of M. pneumoniae among the patients of respiratory tract infection (RTI) in hospitalized patients. A total of 290 patients were included and one specimen of throat and Nasopharyngeal swabs from each patient was taken. The mean age of the patients was 34.5 (±9.80) years and 57.2% were males. The prevalence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae was significant higher (15.5%) among NPS samples compare with throat (7.9%) samples (RR=0.51, 95%CI=0.32-0.82, p=0.005). The prevalence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae was found to be decreased with increase in the age of the patients among both throat and Nasopharyngeal swabs, however, this was statistically insignificant (p>0.05). The prevalence was higher among male patients compared with female among both throat and Nasopharyngeal swabs, and this was statistically significant (p<0.05). There was seasonal variations in the prevalence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae. The prevalence was higher in winter season than summer among both throat (Winter=5.9%, Summer=9.3%) and Nasopharyngeal (Winter=2.1%, Summer=6.2%) swabs.

Comparison of Throat and Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens for Molecular Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae