title: Evaluation of eight commercial tests for Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies in the absence of acute infection.
abstract: Eight commercially available tests for Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Serodia-Myco II, Labsystems IgM and IgG EIA, IgM and IgG LISA tests, ImmunoWell IgG test and SeroMP IgM and IgG) were compared using 204 single sera from healthy individuals. IgM peaked in late childhood and then declined, while IgG rose progressively into adulthood. Inter-assay agreement was poor. Positivity in Serodia-Myco II and LISA IgG was associated with blood group or Coombs positivity, suggesting non-specific reactions. The study confirmed that single serum serology is unsuitable for the diagnosis of M. pneumoniae infection, and that commercially available tests need further improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. nirpaz@berkeley.edu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nir-Paz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Michael-Gayego
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ron
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Block
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic