From: Polymerase chain reaction is superior to serology for the diagnosis of acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and reveals a high rate of persistent infection
Pcr reaction
Patients with paired sera
Patients with single sera
Total serum results
Patients without sera
Total
Ser+*
Ser-**
Ser+***
PCR+
25
2
16
0
41
45
PCR-
67
1
3
108
8
119
27
69
17
44
110
10
164