TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid and simple diagnosis of Chlamydophila pneumoniae pneumonia by an immunochromatographic test for detection of immunoglobulin M antibodies
AU - Miyashita, Naoyuki
AU - Ouchi, Kazunobu
AU - Kishi, Fumio
AU - Tabuchi, Mitsuaki
AU - Tsumura, Naoki
AU - Bannai, Hisaichi
AU - Iwata, Satoshi
AU - Tanaka, Toshihiro
AU - Oka, Mikio
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - To evaluate a newly developed immunochromatographic test (the MySet test) for the detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae-specific immunoglobulin M antibodies, the results obtained by the MySet test were compared with those obtained by two serological tests. The sensitivity and specificity of the MySet test were 100% and 92.9%, respectively. The MySet test is rapid and simple to use and is thought to be a useful tool for the selection of appropriate antibiotic therapy.
AB - To evaluate a newly developed immunochromatographic test (the MySet test) for the detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae-specific immunoglobulin M antibodies, the results obtained by the MySet test were compared with those obtained by two serological tests. The sensitivity and specificity of the MySet test were 100% and 92.9%, respectively. The MySet test is rapid and simple to use and is thought to be a useful tool for the selection of appropriate antibiotic therapy.
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U2 - 10.1128/CVI.00085-08
DO - 10.1128/CVI.00085-08
M3 - Article
C2 - 18480232
AN - SCOPUS:47649114570
SN - 1556-6811
VL - 15
SP - 1128
EP - 1131
JO - Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
JF - Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
IS - 7
ER -