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SUBMITTER: Namkoong H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5780467 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Namkoong Ho H Yamazaki Masahiko M Ishizaki Masami M Endo Ikumi I Harada Noriaki N Aramaki Megumi M Tanaka Yuko Y Kaburagi Sachiko S Ichikawa Masataka M Ohata Takanori T Sakaguchi Shinji S Saito Fumitake F Nakao Ayumi A Yuki Hideki H Mitamura Keiko K
Scientific reports 20180123 1
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is conventionally diagnosed using serum antibody testing, microbial culture, and genetic testing. Recently, immunochromatography-based rapid mycoplasma antigen test kits have been developed and commercialised for rapid diagnosis of M. pneumoniae infection. However, as these kits do not provide sufficient sensitivity and specificity, a rapid test kit with improved accuracy is desired. The present prospective study evaluated a rapid M. pneumoniae diagnostic system u ...[more]