Table 1

 Pathogens isolated from urethra of men with urethritis in more recent studies (as percentage)

StudyPopulation studiedChlamydia trachomatisMycoplasma genitaliumTrichomonas vaginalisOtherNo pathogen
PMN, polymorphonuclear leucocytes; hpf, high power field.
Bradshaw et al20Only symptomatic2091763
Falk et al5>10 PMN/hpf22.512.565
Anagrius et al4All attendees7.47.784.9
Geisler et al26All attendees27Not done73
Marrazzo et al9All attendees17Not done83