
M pneumoniae infection is not a reportable disease, and testing is often not performed in the outpatient setting, limiting estimates of clinical prevalence and delaying recognition of community epidemics.
Samantha Dallefeld, MD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and Dell Children’s Medical Center, both in Austin, Texas.

M pneumoniae infection is not a reportable disease, and testing is often not performed in the outpatient setting, limiting estimates of clinical prevalence and delaying recognition of community epidemics.