Detection of Mycoplasma genitalium in urogenital specimens by real-time PCR and by conventional PCR assay

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A real-time LightCycler PCR (LC-PCR) with hybridization probes for detection of Mycoplasma genitalium in endocervical and first void urine specimens was developed and compared to a conventional PCR. The primers for both assays were identical and designed to amplify a 427 bp fragment of the 16S rRNA gene of M. genitalium. The LC-PCR assay had a detection limit of < 5 bacterial genomes per reaction when dilutions...

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