Urethral flora in adolescent boys.

Diagnostic Systems was employed in order to use residual sample intended for culture. Despite this tenfold dilution and the deliberate use of clinical specimens with few inclusions in culture, all culture-positive samples were also positive by Amplicor PCR. Falsenegative PCR results in other studies were possibly the result of inhibitors in the sample. In the present study, the further dilution of the clinical sample has apparently reduced the