Comparison of the new Mycofast Revolution assay with a molecular assay for the detection of genital mycoplasmas from clinical specimens

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Redelinghuys, Mathys J ^a   Ehlers, Marthie M ^a,b   Dreyer, Andries W ^a,b   Lombaard, Hennie A ^a   Kock, Marleen M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibilities; Multiplex PCR assay; Mycofast; Mycoplasma hominis; Ureaplasma spp

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TURNAROUND TIME; UREAPLASMA; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84884693901     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-453     Document Type: Article

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