2337. Clinical Characteristics of Children Infected With Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Central Ohio—Preliminary Data

Background Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MRMp) has emerged in the last 2 decades, with rates as high as 93% in Asia. Rates in the United Stated vary from 3.5 to 13.2%. By sequencing we identified our local resistance rate of 1.8% (9/477) in isolates collected from October 2015 to December 2017. Previous reports described increased morbidity in patients with MRMp. We evaluated the clinical characteristics of children infected with MRMp in Central Ohio.