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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection ofMycoplasma pneumoniae specific immunoglobulin M

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An ELISA was developed for the detection of IgM antibodies toMycoplasma pneumoniae in human sera, using microtiter plates coated with rabbit antiserum to human IgM selecting for IgM antibodies in the first reaction step. The specific antibodies were detected using enzyme-labelled, detergent-solubilized antigen. The complement fixation test was used as reference method. In a prospective study of 59 patients with community-acquired pneumonia, 13 of whom had evidence of mycoplasmal etiology, the ELISA was shown to have high specificity (97%). In samples taken seven days after onset of the disease all complement-fixation positive samples (n=20) but one were positive, demonstrating the diagnostic value of a positive test in samples taken after that period.

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  1. Department of Bacteriology, Karolinska Institute, 10401, Stockholm, Sweden

    L. Hirschberg

  2. Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institute, Roslagstulls Hospital, 11489, Stockholm, Sweden

    A. Krook

  3. Department of Virology, National Bacteriological Laboratory, 105 21, Stockholm, Sweden

    C. -A. Pettersson

  4. Department of Infectious Diseases, Örebro Medical Center Hospital, 701 85, Örebro, Sweden

    T. Vikerfors

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Hirschberg, L., Krook, A., Pettersson, C.A. et al. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection ofMycoplasma pneumoniae specific immunoglobulin M. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 7, 420–423 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01962354

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