Comparison of laboratory diagnostic procedures for detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in community outbreaks.

Thurman, Kathleen A; Walter, Nicholas D; Schwartz, Stephanie B; Mitchell, Stephanie L; Dillon, Michael T; Baughman, Andrew L; Deutscher, Meredith; Fulton, John P; Tongren, Jon E; Hicks, Lauri A; Winchell, Jonas M

Thurman, Kathleen A; Walter, Nicholas D; Schwartz, Stephanie B; Mitchell, Stephanie L; Dillon, Michael T; Baughman, Andrew L; Deutscher, Meredith; Fulton, John P; Tongren, Jon E; Hicks, Lauri A; Winchell, Jonas M.

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Thurman KA; Respiratory Diseases Branch, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Clin Infect Dis ; 48(9): 1244-9, 2009 May 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19331586

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Clinical Laboratory Techniques/methods; Community-Acquired Infections/diagnosis; Community-Acquired Infections/epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks; Mycoplasma pneumoniae/isolation & purification; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma/diagnosis; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma/epidemiology; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antibodies, Bacterial/blood; Child; Child, Preschool; Community-Acquired Infections/microbiology; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Middle Aged; Pharynx/microbiology; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma/microbiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods; Sensitivity and Specificity; Serum/immunology; Young Adult

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Disease Outbreaks / Community-Acquired Infections / Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Mycoplasma pneumoniae Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Middle aged / Newborn Language: En Journal: Clin Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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