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Table 2 Positive rates of methods in different age groups

From: Comparison of different detection methods for Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children with community-acquired pneumonia

Methods

< 3 years

3-5 years

6-15 years

X2

p

n = 421(%)

n = 215(%)

n = 194(%)

MP-IgM (PA)

91 (21.6)

102 (47.4)

139 (71.6)

145.222

< 0.001

MP-IgM (GICT)

66 (15.7)

67 (31.2)

89 (45.9)

64.704

< 0.001

MP-RNA (SAT)

36 (8.6)

40 (18.6)

70 (36.1)

69.646

< 0.001

7RNAs

71 (16.9)

29 (13.5)

38 (19.6)

2.772

0.25

RT-PCR

79 (18.8)

85 (39.5)

140 (72.2)

164.208

< 0.001

Resistance

65 (15.4)

74 (34.4)

123 (63.4)

142.516

< 0.001

  1. SAT simultaneous amplification and testing
  2. PA particle agglutination
  3. GICT immune colloidal gold technique
  4. RT-PCR real-time polymerase chain reaction
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