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Laboratory diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: 3. Detection of IgM antibodies to M. pneumoniae by a modified indirect haemagglutination test

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

T.-W. Kok ,
B. P. Marmion ,
G. Varkanis ,
D. A. Worswick  and
J. Martin
T.-W. Kok
Affiliation:
Division of Medical Virology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide and Department of Pathology, University of Adelaide
B. P. Marmion
Affiliation:
Division of Medical Virology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide and Department of Pathology, University of Adelaide
G. Varkanis
Affiliation:
Division of Medical Virology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide and Department of Pathology, University of Adelaide
D. A. Worswick
Affiliation:
Division of Medical Virology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide and Department of Pathology, University of Adelaide
J. Martin
Affiliation:
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Adelaide Children's Hospital
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The indirect haemagglutination (IHA) test was compared with the complement-fixation (CF) test for the measurement of antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae. A modification of the IHA was used to measure M. pneumoniae IgM antibodies. Sera were obtained from various groups of patients who were either culture or antigen positive for M. pneumoniae in nasopharyngeal aspirates or who had fourfold or greater increase in CF antibody or a titre ≥ 320.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 103 , Issue 3 , December 1989 , pp. 613 - 623
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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