Clinical criteria:
- New respiratory symptoms (cough, chest pain, dyspnea)
- Fever (by history or measured)
- Predictive factors for Mycoplasma are age >5 years, fever >6 days, and respiratory symptoms >6 days, family members with respiratory symptoms
Diagnostic recommendations:
- Should have chest radiograph showing new infiltrate or consolidation
- Blood cultures recommended if hospitalization
- Consider rapid testing for influenza during influenza season
- See references below