title: Evaluation of the Mycoplasma Duo kit for the detection of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum from urogenital and placental specimens.
abstract: This study compares the Mycoplasma Duo kit for the detection of genital mycoplasmas with conventional culture using A7 differential agar for the detection of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum in clinical samples. Detection of the mycoplasmas is based on the specific metabolic properties of each organism to hydrolyse either arginine or urea. The Mycoplasma Duo test showed a significantly higher detection rate than did culture, although many of the culture-negative results may have been due to the presence of bacterial overgrowth.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories. gloria.evans@otago.ac.nz
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Seaward
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Murdoch
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic