Molecular features and antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolates from paediatric inpatients in Weihai, China: Characteristics of M. pneumoniae In Weihai

•Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae isolates from Weihai, China, in 2019 were analysed.•The two genotypes of M. pneumoniae were present in a relatively equivalent ratio, with genotype 2 slightly predominant.•The overall macrolide resistance rate of M. pneumoniae isolates was close to 100%.•Macrolide resistance in M. pneumoniae isolates was derived from multiple clones.