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

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

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.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
  • Cervix Uteri / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycoplasma Infections / diagnosis*
  • Mycoplasma Infections / microbiology
  • Mycoplasma genitalium / isolation & purification*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Rectum / microbiology*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Urine / microbiology*
  • Vagina / microbiology*
  • Young Adult