Serological and molecular detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children with community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections

This study was designed to evaluate the incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children with community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). A total of 245 patients 6 months to 12 years of age were investigated for M. pneumoniae employing serological tests, polymerase chain r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2019-09, Vol.95 (1), p.5-9
Hauptverfasser:	Kumar, Surinder, Garg, Indu Bala, Sethi, GR
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antibodies, Bacterial - blood Child Child, Preschool Children Community-Acquired Infections - epidemiology Community-Acquired Infections - microbiology Diagnosis Female Humans Incidence India - epidemiology Infant Lower respiratory tract infections Male Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Mycoplasma pneumoniae Mycoplasma pneumoniae - genetics Mycoplasma pneumoniae - immunology Mycoplasma pneumoniae - isolation & purification Pharynx - microbiology Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - epidemiology Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - microbiology Polymerase Chain Reaction Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology Sensitivity and Specificity Serologic Tests Serology
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Zusammenfassung:	This study was designed to evaluate the incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children with community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). A total of 245 patients 6 months to 12 years of age were investigated for M. pneumoniae employing serological tests, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), nested PCR, and reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) on throat swab samples. Forty five (59.2%) children
ISSN:	0732-8893 1879-0070
DOI:	10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2019.03.010