Detection of Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma parvum (biovar 1) and Ureaplasma urealyticum (biovar 2) in patients with non-gonococcal urethritis using polymerase chain reaction-microtiter plate hybridization

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 750-754

  Maeda, Shin Ichi ^a   Deguchi, Takashi ^a,b   Ishiko, Hiroaki ^a   Matsumoto, Tetsuro ^a   Naito, Seiji ^a   Kumon, Hiromi ^a   Tsukamoto, Taiji ^a   Onodera, Shouichi ^a   Kamidono, Sadao ^a  

^a Japanese Research Group for UTI (JRGU)   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Non gonococcal urethritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NONSPECIFIC URETHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA PARVUM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URINE CULTURE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; URETHRITIS;

EID: 6344238900     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2004.00887.x     Document Type: Article

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