title: A comparison of molecular assays for Mycoplasma pneumoniae in pediatric patients.
abstract: Three commercial molecular assays for detecting Mycoplasma pneumoniae were evaluated for their relative performances and hands-on time. They performed comparably well in clinical sensitivity and specificity.
authors.affiliation: Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Raymond C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.affiliation: Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: x-zheng@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Xiaotian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
keywords: Molecular diagnosis; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)