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Analysis of the gyrA and parC genes ofMycoplasma genitaliumdetected in first-pass urine of men with non-gonococcal urethritis before and after fluoroquinolone treatment
1 Nov 2001
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Sir, Although Mycoplasma genitalium has been proposed as a cause of human non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU), the role of the mycoplasma in the aetiology of NGU has not been established because of the immense difficulty in isolating it from clinical samples. PCR-based assays have facilitated detection of M. genitalium in clinical specimens, and a significant association between M. genitalium and NGU has been...
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