Comparison of Mycoplasma IES, Mycofast Revolution and Mycoplasma IST2 to detect genital mycoplasmas in clinical samples
Author(s) -
Tiziana D’Inzeo,
Giulia De Angelis,
Barbara Fiori,
Giulia Menchinelli,
Flora Marzia Liotti,
Grazia Angela Morandotti,
Flavio De Maio,
Domenico Nagel,
Marco Antonaci,
Maurizio Sanguinetti,
Teresa Spanu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.8039
Subject(s) - ureaplasma urealyticum , mycoplasma hominis , mycoplasma , gold standard (test) , microbiology and biotechnology , agar , clinical microbiology , liquid culture , ureaplasma , biology , medicine , virology , bacteria , genetics , botany
Culture is regarded as the gold standard for the detection of genital mycoplasma in clinical samples. Commercially available diagnostic kits, based on liquid broth cultures, provide interesting alternatives to conventional culture. We assessed the laboratory performances of Mycoplasma IES (IES), the Mycofast Revolution (REV) and Mycoplasma IST 2 (IST2) compared to A7 agar plates for the detection of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis in clinical samples.
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