Pearce J, Bettleheim K, Metcalfe R
J Hyg (Lond). 1986 Apr;96(2):249-55. doi: 10.1017/s002217240006602x.
The sera of healthy blood donors from the Wellington area of New Zealand, collected between 1976 and 1980, were analysed by the complement fixation test for antibody to Mycoplasma pneumoniae. A high prevalence of antibody to this organism was demonstrated and the occurrence of an M. pneumoniae epidemic in New Zealand within the survey period was shown to be reflected in the immune status of this healthy adult population. This would suggest that during an epidemic many people within the Wellington community may have M. pneumoniae infections involving little overt illness.
对1976年至1980年间采集的新西兰惠灵顿地区健康献血者的血清,通过补体结合试验分析肺炎支原体抗体。结果显示该生物体抗体的高流行率,且调查期间新西兰肺炎支原体疫情的发生反映在这一健康成年人群的免疫状态中。这表明在疫情期间,惠灵顿社区的许多人可能感染了肺炎支原体,但几乎没有明显症状。