Can mycoplasma infection be seen on the blood routine

Mycoplasma infection is not recognizable from a complete blood count. After mycoplasma infection, routine blood count may be normal or have no specific changes.

Mycoplasma is an atypical pathogen, and unlike bacterial infection, it usually does not cause a significant increase in white blood cells.

In mycoplasma infection, changes in the blood routine are more common in elevated eosinophils and neutrophils, but they are rarely significantly elevated, and there are many factors that cause the elevation of these two cells, such as bacterial infection, allergic factors, and parasitic infection.

Diagnosis of mycoplasma infection is mainly based on serum and mycoplasma testing of samples from the site of infection. Mycoplasma epiphyllum infection is the most common, and dry cough is a typical manifestation, which can be diagnosed by a positive mycoplasma throat swab test, but its results are affected by many interfering factors and have low accuracy.

Positive mycoplasma antibody in serum and more than four-fold increase in titer in the convalescent phase compared with the acute phase have retrospective diagnostic value, so the clinical application value of this test is limited in the acute infection period.

Therefore, the blood routine cannot reflect mycoplasma infection, when mycoplasma infection is suspected or the blood routine is abnormal, it is recommended to seek medical attention in time, and clear diagnosis and treatment under the advice of a specialist doctor to avoid delaying the condition.