Case Report: Positive Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgM does not necessarily indicate acute infection: two case studies
IgM antibodies against <i>M. pneumoniae</i> may remain positive for an extended duration. Therefore, a positive <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i> IgM test does not necessarily indicate the presence of an acute infection.
Authors
- Hao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7594-7387)
- Xiaoying Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3450-5683)
- Wei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1249-8945)
- Jie Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7441-2417)
- Xin Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0130-9590)
- Yabin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4477-5643)
Institutions
- Hubei University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Hubei Provincial Women and Children's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1520021
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00