An epidemiological survey of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum in gynaecological outpatients, Rome, Italy
| Autor: | John Osborn, Nadia Recine, Anna Marta Degener, Ettore Calzolari, Valentina Marcone, R. Verteramo, Alfredo Patella, Fernanda Chiarini |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Sexually transmitted disease medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Epidemiology Sexual Behavior Rome Population Mycoplasma hominis Abortion urologic and male genital diseases medicine.disease_cause Reproductive Tract Infections sexually transmitted infections epidemiology mycoplasma law.invention Young Adult Condom law Outpatients Prevalence medicine Humans Mycoplasma Infections education Gynecology education.field_of_study biology Obstetrics business.industry Ureaplasma Infections Ureaplasma infection Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Original Papers female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Infectious Diseases Female business Ureaplasma urealyticum |
| Zdroj: | Epidemiol Infect |
| ISSN: | 1469-4409 0950-2688 |
| Popis: | SUMMARYThe objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis infections and to investigate associations between their presence in the lower female genital tract and lifestyle characteristics. The study was performed on a population of 3115 women, comparing the demographic and behavioural characteristics of 872 women with U. urealyticum infection and 142 women with M. hominis with uninfected women, using univariate and multiple logistic regression analysis. The prevalence of infection with U. urealyticum was 28% and M. hominis was 4·6%. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, intrauterine device, number of sexual partners and age (U. urealyticum while previous induced abortion, condom use and young age at first intercourse (M. hominis infection. U. urealyticum infection presents the same demographic and behavioural characteristics of a sexually transmitted disease. The unprotective role of condom use suggests a non-sexual mode of transmission of M. hominis infection. |
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