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Comparison of P1 and 16S rRNA genes for detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae by nested PCR in adults in Zhejiang, China

Zibo Zhou, Xiangzhi Li, Xiaojian Chen, Lili Yao, Pan ChangWang, Huicong Huang, Fangjun Luo, Xiaoping Zheng, Xiaojing Sun, Feng Tan

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries · 2015 · 20 citations · 16 references

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Our results indicate that the 16S rRNA gene is more suitable for diagnosis of M. pneumoniae infection than the P1 adhesin gene due to its higher sensitivity and positive rate in clinical samples.

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