[Isolation of Mycoplasma and Chlamydia in patients with urogenital infections]. 1987

R Krausse, and H H Kühne, and U Ullmann

Vaginal/cervical swabs, catheter urine and/or puncture of the bladder (p.b.) from 880 females with urogenital diseases were examined microbiologically. Mycoplasmas (Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis) could be isolated from 321 females (36.5%), and Chlamydia trachomatis from 42 (4.8%). Mycoplasmas and C. trachomatis were more frequent in the age between 21 and 30 years (53 and 11.8% respectively). In 32.8% of the entire collective mycoplasmas could be detected in vaginal swabs. In contrast only 23.2% of the patients from whom catheter urine or p.b. was collected showed mycoplasmas. Of 880 females 117 (13.3%) had mycoplasmas in vaginal smear material, and 172 (19.5%) showed mycoplasmas in the vaginal swab as well as in catheter urine or p.b. From 32 (3.6%) females mycoplasmas could be detected only in catheter urine or p.b. Of 410 males mycoplasmas were isolated from urethral, catheter urine/p.b. and/or from ejaculate in 26.3%. Most frequently, positive carriers were in the age between 31 and 40 years (38.1%). C. trachomatis was found in 22 patients (5.4%). The frequency of mycoplasmas in urethral smear was 24.9%, in catheter urine/p.b. 13.6% and in ejaculate 15.6%. In 50 (12.2%) patients mycoplasmas were isolated both from urethral and catheter urine/p.b., in 52 (12.7%) only from urethral smear and in 6 (1.4%) only from catheter urine/p.b. Two species of mycoplasmas could be detected in this non-quantitative study: U. urealyticum which was isolated more frequently, and M. hominis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009174 Mycoplasma A genus of gram-negative, mostly facultatively anaerobic bacteria in the family MYCOPLASMATACEAE. The cells are bounded by a PLASMA MEMBRANE and lack a true CELL WALL. Its organisms are pathogens found on the MUCOUS MEMBRANES of humans, ANIMALS, and BIRDS. Eperythrozoon,Haemobartonella,Mycoplasma putrefaciens,PPLO,Pleuropneumonia-Like Organisms,Pleuropneumonia Like Organisms
D009175 Mycoplasma Infections Infections with species of the genus MYCOPLASMA. Eperythrozoonosis,Infections, Mycoplasma,Eperythrozoonoses,Infection, Mycoplasma,Mycoplasma Infection
D002690 Chlamydia Infections Infections with bacteria of the genus CHLAMYDIA. Infections, Chlamydia,Chlamydia Infection,Infection, Chlamydia
D002692 Chlamydia trachomatis Type species of CHLAMYDIA causing a variety of ocular and urogenital diseases.
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001431 Bacteriological Techniques Techniques used in studying bacteria. Bacteriologic Technic,Bacteriologic Technics,Bacteriologic Techniques,Bacteriological Technique,Technic, Bacteriological,Technics, Bacteriological,Technique, Bacteriological,Techniques, Bacteriological,Bacteriologic Technique,Bacteriological Technic,Bacteriological Technics,Technic, Bacteriologic,Technics, Bacteriologic,Technique, Bacteriologic,Techniques, Bacteriologic
D012749 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Diseases due to or propagated by sexual contact. Venereal Diseases,STDs,STIs,Sexually Transmitted Infections,Disease, Sexually Transmitted,Disease, Venereal,Diseases, Sexually Transmitted,Diseases, Venereal,Infection, Sexually Transmitted,Infections, Sexually Transmitted,STI,Sexually Transmitted Disease,Sexually Transmitted Infection,Transmitted Infection, Sexually,Transmitted Infections, Sexually,Venereal Disease

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