TABLE 1.

Comparison of results obtained for M. pneumoniae detection by culture and PCR for 300 urogenital specimens^a

M. pneumoniae culture result	No. of samples with PCR result indicated
	+	−
+	15b	0
−	2	283

^aTested simultaneously for Mycoplasma genitalium. 

^bThree of these samples were also positive for M. hominis, and two were also positive for U. urealyticum.