Table 6. Distribution of U. urealyticum and U. parvum by qPCR in culture positive male and female urethral samples and cervical samples.
No. of positives (%) | ||||
Total N | U. parvum | U. urealyticum | U. parvum and U. urealyticum * | |
Urethra (M) | 39 | 21 (54) | 18 (46) | 0 (0) |
Urethra (W) | 43 | 30 (70) | 10 (23) | 3 (7) |
Cervix (W) | 39 | 28 (72) | 9 (23) | 2 (5) |
All specimen types combined (%) | 121 | 79 (65) | 37 (31) | 5 (4) |
p = 0.21 | p = 0.05 | p = 0.37 |
M = man.
W = woman.
* = Infection with both U. parvum and U. urealyticum.