Clinical Evaluation of the Immunochromatographic System Using Silver Amplification for the Rapid Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

ABSTRACT: Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is conventionally diagnosed using serum antibody testing, microbial culture, and genetic testing. Recently, immunochromatography-based rapid mycoplasma antigen test kits have been developed and commercialised for rapid diagnosis of M. pneumoniae infection. However, as these kits do not provide sufficient sensitivity and specificity, a rapid test kit with improved accuracy is desired. The present prospective study evaluated a rapid M. pneumoniae diagnostic system utilizing a newly developed silver amplification immunochromatography (SAI) system. We performed dilution sensitivity test and the prospective clinical study evaluating the SAI system. The subjects of the clinical study included both children and adults. All patients suspected to have mycoplasma pneu

SUBMITTER: Namkoong H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5780467 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature