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Mycoplasma Pneumonia: Sensitivity and Specificity

Introduction: Mycoplasma is one of the causes of an atypical Community Acquired Pneumonia.

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Population / Calculator	Prevalence	Comments / Study / Link
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The sensitivity and specificity of findings for Mycoplasma Pneumonia are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

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Finding	Sensitivity	Specificity	Comments, Study
Cold Agglutinins	Sensitivity = 50%		IgM antibodies; develop 1-2 weeks after infection Study: Clin Infect Dis 1993 Aug;17 Suppl 1:S79-82. PMID 8399943
Mycoplasma IgG + IgM	35%	82%	sensitivity higher and specificity lower in young adults / children sensitivity 33% in first 3 weeks up to 76% at 2 months in all comers Study: Clin Infect Dis. 2009 May 1;48(9):1244-9. PMID 19331586
Mycoplasma IgM	40%	82%	much more sensitive (90-100%) but less specific in young adults / children sensitivity 76% in first 3 weeks rising to 100% by 2 months in all comers Study: Clin Infect Dis. 2009 May 1;48(9):1244-9. PMID 19331586
Mycoplasma PCR	40%	100%	sensitivity ~20% in young adults and 9% in children sensitivity 50% in first 3 weeks of infection Study: Clin Infect Dis. 2009 May 1;48(9):1244-9. PMID 19331586