First evaluation of polymerase chain reaction assays used for diagnosis of Mycoplasma genitalium in Russia

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1164-1172

  Shipitsyna, E ^a   Zolotoverkhaya, E ^a   Dohn, B ^b   Benkovich, A ^c   Savicheva, A ^a   Sokolovsky, E ^c   Jensen, Js ^b   Domeika, M ^d   Unemo, M ^e  

^a D O OTT RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OBSTETRICS   (Russian Federation)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c PAVLOV FIRST SAINT PETERSBURG STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma genitalium; Performance characteristics; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Russia; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; RNA 16S;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; URINALYSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RUSSIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 66349125227     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03276.x     Document Type: Article

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