Open AccessIdentification of Bacterial and Viral Codetections With Mycoplasma pneumoniae Using the TaqMan Array Card in Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Author(s) -
Maureen H. Diaz,
Kristen E. Cross,
Alvaro J. Benitez,
Lauri A. Hicks,
Preeta K. Kutty,
Anna M. Bramley,
James D. Chappell,
Weston Hymas,
Anami Patel,
Chao Qi,
Derek J. Williams,
Sandra R. Arnold,
Krow Ampofo,
Wesley H. Self,
Carlos G. Grijalva,
Evan J. Anderson,
Jonathan A. McCullers,
Andrew T. Pavia,
Richard G. Wunderink,
Kathryn M. Edwards,
Seema Jain,
Jonas M. Winchell
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofw071
Subject(s) - mycoplasma pneumoniae , medicine , pneumonia , community acquired pneumonia , taqman , bacterial pneumonia , mycoplasma , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , polymerase chain reaction , biology , gene , biochemistry
Mycoplasma pneumoniae was detected in a number of patients with community-acquired pneumonia in a recent prospective study. To assess whether other pathogens were also detected in these patients, TaqMan Array Cards were used to test 216 M pneumoniae-positive respiratory specimens for 25 additional viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens. It is interesting to note that 1 or more codetections, predominantly bacterial, were identified in approximately 60% of specimens, with codetections being more common in children.
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