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Polymerase chain reaction-based subtyping of ureaplasma parvum and ureaplasma urealyticum in first-pass urine samples from men with or without urethritis.
Sexually transmitted diseases - 1 Jul 2005
Yoshida Takashi, Ishiko Hiroaki, Yasuda Mitsuru, Takahashi Yoshito, Nomura Yuri, Kubota Yasuaki, Tamaki Masayoshi, Maeda Shin-ichi, Deguchi Takashi
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BACKGROUND: Our previous study suggested a significant association between Ureaplasma urealyticum and nongonococcal urethritis (NGU). However, association of the serovars of U. urealyticum with NGU remains unclear. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay can distinguish 4 serovars of Ureapl...
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