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The serological diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: a comparison of complement fixation, haemagglutination and immunofluorescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

S. A. Rousseau  and
R. E. Tettmar
S. A. Rousseau
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Luton and Dunslable Hospital
R. E. Tettmar
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine, Halton
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A total of 193 sera were examined for antibody to Mycoplasma pneumoniae by three techniques – complement fixation (CF), haemagglutination (HA) and immunofluorescence (IF), the last method being used to assess IgM, IgG and IgA antibodies. The most reliable single test for diagnosis was HA, and the most useful combination of tests was HA with IF (IgM and IgG). The IgA IF was not found to be diagnostically helpful.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 95 , Issue 2 , October 1985 , pp. 345 - 352
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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