Detection of immunoglobulin M and immunoglobulin G antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children with community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections

• मुख्य लेखकों: Surinder Kumar (लेखक), Indu Bala Garg (लेखक), Gulshan Rai Sethi (लेखक), Sanchit Kumar (लेखक), Sanjeev R Saigal (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Context: Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) causes up to 40% of community-acquired pneumonia in children. It is impossible to identify M. pneumoniae infection on the basis of clinical signs, symptoms, and radiological features. Therefore, correct etiological diagnosis strongly depends on laborato...