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. 2011 May;49(5):1990-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00129-11. Epub 2011 Mar 16.

Utility of urine, vaginal, cervical, and rectal specimens for detection of Mycoplasma genitalium in women

Rebecca A Lillis  1 , M Jacques Nsuami, Leann Myers, David H Martin
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Utility of urine, vaginal, cervical, and rectal specimens for detection of Mycoplasma genitalium in women

Rebecca A Lillis et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 May.

Abstract

This study assessed the utility of urine, vaginal, cervical, and rectal specimens for the detection of Mycoplasma genitalium in women by using our laboratory-developed PCR assay. The relative sensitivity was 85.7% for the vaginal swab specimen, 74.3% for the endocervical swab specimen, 61.4% for the urine specimen, and 24.3% for the rectal swab specimen.

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