Rapid and simple diagnosis of Chlamydophila pneumoniae pneumonia by an immunochromatographic test for detection of immunoglobulin M antibodies |
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| Authors: | Miyashita Naoyuki Ouchi Kazunobu Kishi Fumio Tabuchi Mitsuaki Tsumura Naoki Bannai Hisaichi Iwata Satoshi Tanaka Toshihiro Oka Mikio |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Diseases, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki City, Okayama 701-0192, Japan. nao@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp |
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| Abstract: | To evaluate a newly developed immunochromatographic test (the MySet test) for the detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae-specific immunoglobulin M antibodies, the results obtained by the MySet test were compared with those obtained by two serological tests. The sensitivity and specificity of the MySet test were 100% and 92.9%, respectively. The MySet test is rapid and simple to use and is thought to be a useful tool for the selection of appropriate antibiotic therapy. |
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