Comparison of Laboratory Diagnostic Procedures for Detection of<i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i>in Community Outbreaks

Abstract

Thorough data analysis indicated that no single available test was reliable for the identification of an outbreak of CAP due to M. pneumoniae. A combination of testing methodologies proved to be the most reliable approach for identification of outbreaks of CAP due to M. pneumoniae, especially in the absence of other suspected respiratory pathogens.