Optimized serodiagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections
Serologic methods are well established for the diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in humans, but they are less sensitive than polymerase chain reaction (PCR). To improve their sensitivity, a new panel of antigens was tested. Compared with PCR results, up to 92% of PCR-positive patients we...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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12 April 2012
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Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
Year: 2012, Volume: 73, Issue: 2, Pages: 200-203 |
| ISSN: | 1879-0070 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.02.014 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.02.014 Verlag, Volltext: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S073288931200079X 
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| Author Notes: | Roger Dumke, Andreas Strubel, Camille Cyncynatus, Hélène Nuyttens, Richard Herrmann, Christian Lück, Enno Jacobs |
| Summary: | Serologic methods are well established for the diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in humans, but they are less sensitive than polymerase chain reaction (PCR). To improve their sensitivity, a new panel of antigens was tested. Compared with PCR results, up to 92% of PCR-positive patients were confirmed by our immunoblotting approach having a specificity between 92.6% and 100%. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 18.12.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1879-0070 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.02.014 |