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  • Title: Measurement of IgM antibodies in the diagnosis of mycoplasma pneumonia.
    Author: Roach EB, Benn RA, Kappagoda NK.
    Journal: Pathology; 1980 Oct; 12(4):519-24. PubMed ID: 6780965.
    Abstract:
    The sera of 30 patients with complement-fixing antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae (titres larger than or equal to 32) were treated with staphylococcal protein A. This procedure effectively removed 90 to 95% of the IgG antibodies. The Mycoplasma-specific antibodies in the treated sera could then be measured by a complement fixation test. This provides a useful test for distinguishing serological responses to recent Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections from anamnestic responses due to past exposure to Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
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