REF:

C2108 (Cassette)

INTENDED USE:

Mycoplasma Pneumoniae (MP) IgM Antibody Test is intended to detect MP antibody qualitatively of IgM, and used as a screening test device and an aid in the diagnostics of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae disease.

SUMMARY:

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is an important etiological agent of community acquired infections of upper and lower respiratory tracts in children and adults, which is mainly atypical pneumonia. M. pneumoniae has been reported as the cause of 25-30 % of all community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) cases. This pathogen has also been associated with non respiratory diseases as meningitis, encephalitis, pancreatitis or arthritis. The identification of the M. pneumoniae will help the administration of the disease with appropriate antibiotic treatment. But diagnosis of infection by this organism is difficult because culture is specific but slow (may require 3 week for results) and insensitive. For this reason, the diagnostics is usually based on serological methods.