Table 1

Polymerase chain reaction primers for the detection of Mycoplasma genitalium, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and Trichomonas vaginalis

OrganismTargetPrimersSequence
Mycoplasma genitalium 140 kDa adhesin geneouter primers
MG PA1TTGATGAAACCTTAACCCCTTGG
MG PA3GTTGAGGGGTTTTCCATTTTTGC
inner primer used with MG PA1
MG PA2GACCATCAAGGTATTTCTCAACAGC
Ureaplasma urealyticum urease geneUU 9AAGGAGATAATGATTATATGTCAGG
UU 4ARCGAAACGACGTCCATAAGCAAC
Trichomonas vaginalis 650 bp repetitive sequenceouter primers
TVrep1AATTGGAACCAGTGTCAGAATAC
TVrep2RCCCATTCTTTTAGACCCTTCAG
inner primer used with TVrep2R
TVrep3ATACAAAACATCCCCAACATCTT