Serological study of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-38967
ABSTRACT
Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibody was determined in 811 sera of different patients admitted to Siriraj Hospital with respiratory tract infection from July 1, 2000 to August 31, 2003 by agglutination with gelatin particle agglutination test kit (SERODIA-MYCO II, Fujirebio Inc. Japan) in microtiter plates. Three hundred and three sera were positive (37.36%). The five most positive titer were found in patients 5-9 yr (40.26%), followed by patients 1-4 yr (24.75%), 10-14 yr (19.80%), 30-39 yr (5.28%) and 20-29 yr (3.96%). The positive titers ranged from 40 to > 20,480. Femalemale ratio in positive patients was approximately the same (1.191). High titers (> or = 320) were found in 146 out of 303 patients (48.18%). The infection was mostly found in children aged 5-9 yr. Detection of antibody to M. pneumoniae infection showed that 37.36% of patients who were suspected of having atypical bacterial pneumonia were positive.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia por Mycoplasma
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Recém-Nascido
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Testes Sorológicos
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Adolescente
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Adulto
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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