Abstract
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection was diagnosed in 18 (12.5%) of 144 adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. The infection was demonstrated by PCR in 15 patients and by serology, using two methods, in 10 patients. The mean age of the 8 patients with positive M. pneumoniae PCR and negative serology was significantly higher than that of the 10 patients with positive serology.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
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Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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Female
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Hospitalization*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae / genetics*
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae / immunology
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
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Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / microbiology*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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DNA, Bacterial