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. 2016 May;85(1):6-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.12.013. Epub 2015 Dec 19.

A comparison of molecular assays for Mycoplasma pneumoniae in pediatric patients

Raymond C Chou  1 , Xiaotian Zheng  2
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A comparison of molecular assays for Mycoplasma pneumoniae in pediatric patients

Raymond C Chou et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 May.

Abstract

Three commercial molecular assays for detecting Mycoplasma pneumoniae were evaluated for their relative performances and hands-on time. They performed comparably well in clinical sensitivity and specificity.

Keywords: Molecular diagnosis; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

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