Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA detection and specific antibody class response in patients from two tertiary care hospitals in tropical Sri Lanka | Zendy

Lakmini Inoka Wijesooriya | Zendy; Tuckweng Kok | Zendy; Jennifer Perera | Zendy; Y. Tilakarathne | Zendy; N.P. Sunil-Chandra | Zendy

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA detection and specific antibody class response in patients from two tertiary care hospitals in tropical Sri Lanka

Author(s) -

Lakmini Inoka Wijesooriya,

Tuckweng Kok,

Jennifer Perera,

Y. Tilakarathne,

N.P. Sunil-Chandra

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91

H-Index - 117

eISSN - 1473-5644

pISSN - 0022-2615

DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000813

Subject(s) - mycoplasma pneumoniae , pneumonia , medicine , pharyngitis , bronchitis , immunology , mycoplasma pneumonia , respiratory tract infections , atypical pneumonia , serology , moraxella catarrhalis , antibody , immunoglobulin m , immunoglobulin g , streptococcus pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , respiratory system , biology , antibiotics

Respiratory tract infections are a major cause of global morbidity and mortality. Pneumonia is the ninth leading cause of mortality in Sri Lanka. Atypical pathogens cause about one-fifth of community-acquired pneumonia, while Mycoplasma pneumoniae accounts for about 50 %. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of M. pneumoniae respiratory tract infections in Sri Lanka while attempting to understand the relationships between the serology and PCR.

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