Accuracy of IgM antibody testing, FQ-PCR and culture in laboratory diagnosis of acute infection by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in adults and adolescents with community-acquired pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in adults and adolescents is hampered by a lack of rapid and standardized tests for detection. METHODS: CAP patients from 12 teaching hospitals were prospectively and consecutively recruited. Basic and clinic...

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Autores principales: Qu, Jiuxin, Gu, Li, Wu, Jiang, Dong, Jianping, Pu, Zenghui, Gao, Yan, Hu, Ming, Zhang, Yongxiang, Gao, Feng, Cao, Bin, Wang, Chen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23578215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-172

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