Mycoplasma pneumonia laboratory findings
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Laboratory Findings
- Mycoplasma pneumonia is diagnosed by either culture, serology, or molecular methods.
- The following table demonstrates the advantages and disadvantages of each diagnostic method for Mycoplasma pneumonia:
Method | Advantages | Disadvantages | Test Setting |
Culture | "*Provides clinical isolates for genotyping and antimicrobial susceptibilities testing | ||
*100% specificity when a positive result is obtained | |||
*Commercially available SP4 media" | *Time-consuming
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Serology | *Commercially available kits
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Molecular | *Commercially available kits
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