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Circulating Immune Complexes in Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection
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Clinical ImmunologySummary Immune ComplexesAutoimmune DiseaseMycoplasma Pneumoniae InfectionImmunologyRespiratory InfectionSepsisInflammatory MarkerAutoimmunityHumoral ImmunityInfectious Respiratory DiseaseImmunologic DiseaseM. PneumoniaeImmunosuppressionImmune SystemMedicineClinical MicrobiologyImmune Complexes
Summary Immune complexes were detected by the platelet aggregation technique in the sera of 16 (41%) out of 39 patients with acute respiratory illness due to M. pneumoniae. Immune complexes were demonstrable during the first 2 weeks after onset of illness and then rapidly disappeared. The size of the immune complexes was 19S or larger.