Immunologic Responses in Patients with Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infections

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Journal Am Rev Respir Dis

Specialty Pulmonary Medicine

Date 1983 Feb 1

PMID 6600897

Citations 8

Authors

H Mizutani

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Abstract

Serum concentrations of IgM and IgG antibodies in patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia were determined by means of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Analysis of serum specimens by treatment with protein A followed by fractionation on sucrose density gradient revealed for the first time the presence of rheumatoid factor in M. pneumoniae pneumonia with a remarkably high frequency. Development and persistence of the rheumatoid factor during the clinical course of this disease were also examined.

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