Molecular detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in adults with community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection was diagnosed in 18 (12.5%) of 144 adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. The infection was demonstrated by PCR in 15 patients and by serology, using two methods, in 10 patients. The mean age of the 8 patients with positive M. pneumoniae PCR and negative serology was significantly higher than that of the 10 patients with positive serology.
Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam.
J W
JW
Dorigo-Zetsma
R P
RP
Verkooyen
H P
HP
van Helden
H
H
van der Nat
J M
JM
van den Bosch
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial