Diagnostic utility of serology and polymerase chain reaction for detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae in paediatric community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections

Conclusions: Our study confirms that M. pneumoniae and C. pneumoniae play a significant role in community-acquired LRTIs and a combination of serology and nested PCR is useful for its diagnosis.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - August 28, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sanchit Kumar Bineeta Kashyap Surinder Kumar Seema Kapoor Source Type: research