TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of PCR for sputum samples obtained by induced cough and serological tests for diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children
AU - Yamazaki, Tsutomu
AU - Narita, Mitsuo
AU - Sasaki, Nozomu
AU - Kenri, Tsuyoshi
AU - Arakawa, Yoshichika
AU - Sasaki, Tsuguo
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - Passive agglutination (PA) and immunoglobulin M (IgM), IgA, and IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for the diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae were compared with PCR testing of sputum samples obtained from children with lower respiratory tract infections. The sensitivity and specificity of PA were 80.3% and 92.3% at a titer of 1:80. ELISA was found to be less sensitive than PA.
AB - Passive agglutination (PA) and immunoglobulin M (IgM), IgA, and IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for the diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae were compared with PCR testing of sputum samples obtained from children with lower respiratory tract infections. The sensitivity and specificity of PA were 80.3% and 92.3% at a titer of 1:80. ELISA was found to be less sensitive than PA.
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U2 - 10.1128/CVI.00413-05
DO - 10.1128/CVI.00413-05
M3 - Article
C2 - 16760332
AN - SCOPUS:33745851880
SN - 1556-6811
VL - 13
SP - 708
EP - 710
JO - Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
JF - Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
IS - 6
ER -