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Table 4.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae detection by IgM antibody testing, real-time polymerase chain reaction, culture and IgG antibody titers in paired sera

		IgG antibody titers in paired sera with a fourfold increase,
		Positive	Negative
IgM resulte	Positive	18 (10.84)	0 (0)
IgM resulte	Negative	4 (2.41)	144 (86.75)
RT-PCR results	Positive	18 (10.84)	2 (1.2)
RT-PCR results	Negative	4 (2.41)	142 (85.54)
Culture results	Positive	18 (10.84)	0 (0)
Culture results	Negative	4 (2.41)	144 (86.75)

Date are presented as number (%).

RT-PCR: real-time polymerase chain reaction.