title: Rapid and simple diagnosis of Chlamydophila pneumoniae pneumonia by an immunochromatographic test for detection of immunoglobulin M antibodies.
abstract: To evaluate a newly developed immunochromatographic test (the MySet test) for the detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae-specific immunoglobulin M antibodies, the results obtained by the MySet test were compared with those obtained by two serological tests. The sensitivity and specificity of the MySet test were 100% and 92.9%, respectively. The MySet test is rapid and simple to use and is thought to be a useful tool for the selection of appropriate antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Diseases, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki City, Okayama 701-0192, Japan. nao@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.forename: Kazunobu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ouchi
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabuchi
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsumura
authors.forename: Hisaichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bannai
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D023521:Chlamydophila Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007075:Immunoglobulin M