Detection and quantification of Mycoplasma genitalium in male patients with urethritis

Abstract

Detection and quantification of Mycoplasma genitalium were evaluated in 83 patients with urethritis (group 1), 60 patients with urethral symptoms but no urethritis (group 2), and 50 asymptomatic men (group 3). Quantification of M. genitalium was carried out using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of first-pass urine samples. The rate of detection of M. genitalium was significantly higher in group 1 than in groups 2 and 3 (P