Evaluation of a novel immunochromatographic assay using silver amplification technology for detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae from throat swab samples in pediatric patients

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the common causative pathogens of community-acquired respiratory tract infections mainly in children and young adults. Rapid and accurate diagnostic techniques for identifying the causative pathogen would be useful for initiating treatment with an appropriate antibiot...

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Main Authors: Ishiguro Nobuhisa, Kikuta Hideaki, Konno Mutsuko, Sato Rikako, Manabe Atsushi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/labmed-2020-0096