Comparative Analysis of Pathogen-Specific IgM Antibody and Nucleic Acid Detection in Patients with Respiratory Tract Infectionsin Northern Anhui, China: An Epidemiological Study
The detection rate of pathogen-specific IgM antibodies in respiratory tract infections varies by year, season, sex, and age. Nucleic acid testing provides superior diagnostic sensitivity compared with IgM antibody detection and should be prioritized in clinical practice.
Authors
- Nan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9063-4028)
- Kangkang Wan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9139-0707)
- Liang Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6441-4443)
- Zheng Liu
- Xueting Wei
Institutions
- Bengbu Medical College (CN)
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (CN)
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection and Drug Resistance
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/idr.s562867
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00