Evaluation of a commercial enzyme immunoassay for detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae specific immunoglobulin G antibodies.
A commercial enzyme immunoassay (Platelia Mycoplasma, Diagnostics Pasteur) for the diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae [corrected] infections was evaluated and found not to be suitable for the purpose. More than 80% of healthy persons and patients with non-Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infection, all with a negative Mycoplasma pneumoniae complement fixation test, had a positive EIA. Paired sera did not show the positive correlation between a rise in complement fixation titre and the EIA ratio reported by the manufacturer.
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Nesseria Department, Statens Seruministitut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Søndergård-Andersen
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Skov Jensen
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Lind
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D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G