Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA

SMDL Laborexpress 2000 offers a molecular genetic test (PCR) for the detection of mycoplasma. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a contagious respiratory infection that spreads easily on contact with infected aerosols. It is also known as atypical pneumonia, sometimes called "walking pneumonia". It spreads rapidly in areas such as schools, campuses, nursing homes. When an infected person coughs or sneezes, moisture containing Mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria is released into the air. Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes illness by damaging the lining of the respiratory system (nose, throat, breathing tube, and lungs). Symptoms of mycoplasmal pneumonia appear and worsen over a period of 1 to 4 weeks. The most common manifestation of the disease is tracheobronchitis. 

 

Symptoms include: 

Sore throat

Fatigue

Fever

Headache

A slowly worsening cough that can last for weeks or months

Ear infections

Pneumonia.

 

Children younger than 5 years often do not have fever, but wheezing, vomiting, or diarrhea may occur.

A dry cough is the most common sign of infection. 

 

throat swab, nasal swab, nasopharyngeal swab