Molecular detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in adults with community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization

J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Mar;39(3):1184-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.3.1184-1186.2001.

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

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • Female
  • Hospitalization*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae / genetics*
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae / immunology
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae / isolation & purification*
  • Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / microbiology*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • DNA, Bacterial