An Indirect Hemagglutination Test for Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections
- 1 August 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 116 (4), 947-950
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-116-29416
Abstract
Summary An indirect HA test for detection of M. pneumoniae antibodies is described. The test appears to be immunologically specific, at least as sensitive as the CF test, and far more sensitive than immunofluorescence with colony impression smears.Keywords
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