title: [Evaluation of the usefulness of commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections].
abstract: The usefulness of the ELISA distributed by BioChem ImmunoSystems, Medial Polska, Biomedica/Virotech and prepared in our laboratory (ELISA FH-K) for diagnosis of the M. pneumoniae infections was estimated. Eighty six serum samples obtained from 86 patients with respiratory tract infections were simultaneously tested by ELISA-IgM/-IgG and by complement fixation test which was accepted as a reference test. The highest sensitivity in relation to the CFT was displayed by the ELISA BioChem ImmunoSystems and Medial Polska (100%), slightly lower sensitivity by the ELISA Biomedica/Virotech--96.5% and ELISA FH-K--90.9% when determining mycoplasmal antibodies of IgM. The lowest sensitivity was displayed by the ELISA Biomedica/Virotech when determining antibodies of the IgG class (54.9%). The specificity of ELISA in relation to the CFT was generally higher when detecting mycoplasmal antibodies of the IgM class then of IgG class. The study demonstrated that all 4 ELISA may be used in routine serodiagnosis of M. pneumoniae infection. For the improve of sensitivity of ELISA it's recommended to measure simultaneously the level of mycoplasmal antibodies of IgM and IgG.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Bakteriologii PZH w Warszawie.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rastawicki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jagielski
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kałuzewski
mesh_terms: D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M
vernacular_title: Ocena przydatności komercyjnych testów immunoenzymatycznych i testu opracowanego we własnym zakresie do diagnostyki zakazeń wywoływanych przez Mycoplasma pneumoniae.