TruQuick™ Myco pne. IgG/IgM
TruQuick Myco pne IgG/IgM is a rapid immunoassay for the qualitative detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in whole blood, serum, or plasma to aid in the diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is the causative agent of respiratory tract infectious diseases and complication of other systems. There will be a symptom with headache, fever, dry cough, and muscle pain. People of all age groups can be infected while youth, middle-aged and children under 4 years old have a higher infection rate. 30% of the infected population may have a whole lung infection. In normal infection, MP-IgG can be detected as early as one week after infected, continue to rise very rapidly, peaking in about 2-4 weeks, decreasing gradually in six weeks, disappear in 2-3 months. Detection of MP-IgM/IgG antibody can diagnose MP infection in early stage.
- Bring the pouch to room temperature before opening it. Remove the Test Cassette from the sealed pouch and use it as soon as possible. Best results will be obtained if the assay is performed within one hour.
- Place the cassette on a clean and level surface. Hold the dropper vertically, draw the specimen (whole blood/serum/plasma) up to the Fill Line as shown in illustration below (approximately 10 μL). Transfer the specimen to the sample well (S) each, then hold the buffer bottle vertically and add 2 drops of Buffer (approximately 80 μL) to the sample well (S) each, and start the timer. See the illustration below.
- Wait for the colored line(s) to appear. The result should be read at 10 minutes. Do not interpret results after 20 minutes.