Rapid mycoplasma culture for the early diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
Ling-di MaLijia Jiang

Abstract

Early diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp) plays a pivotal role in its management. We evaluated the role of rapid culture method in early diagnosis of Mp infection and discussed the potential impact factors. A total of 2,600 patients with acute respiratory infection were included, and their pharyngeal swab samples were prepared for Mp rapid culture based on selective Mp fluid culture medium. The clinical contributing factors related to Mp infection were also explored. The positive rate of Mp culture in females was 41.75%, which was higher than that for males (37.63%). Mp infections were incidental to the children and elderly. The positive rates of Mp culture were higher in children aged 3-5 years and adults older than 70 years (54.05 and 31.48%, respectively), compared with other ages. In addition, Mp infection frequently occurred in winter (December-February) and spring (March-May), with significantly higher positive rates of Mp culture by 40.02 and 42.89 vs. 32.15 and 33.50% in summer (June-August) and autumn (September-November), respectively. The positive rate of rapid culture for Mp was slightly higher than that by Mp antibody assay, but the diagnostic accordance was well between these two methods (P>0.05). Furthermore,...Continue Reading

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