High Co-Infection Rate of
| Autor: | Xunjia Cheng, Zhixin Wang, Yongfeng Fu, Hang Zhou, Meng Feng, Shuhui Xu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Leadership and Management
Mycoplasma hominis 030231 tropical medicine Candidatus mycoplasma girerdii genetic characteristics Health Informatics Biology medicine.disease_cause Article Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine co-infection Health Information Management Trichomonas vaginalis medicine Parasite hosting 030304 developmental biology Vaginitis 0303 health sciences Trichomoniasis Health Policy Mycoplasma biology.organism_classification medicine.disease symbiosis Candidatus Medicine Co infection |
| Zdroj: | Healthcare, Vol 9, Iss 706, p 706 (2021) Healthcare Volume 9 Issue 6 |
| ISSN: | 2227-9032 |
| Popis: | Trichomonas vaginalis (Tv) is a flagellated protist parasite that infects the human urogenital tract. The symbiotic relationship between Tv and Mycoplasma hominis has been reported. Recent studies have identified a new Mycoplasma strain, Candidatus Mycoplasma girerdii (Ca. M. girerdii), present in the vaginal secretions of women and have shown that this strain may be related to trichomoniasis. Here, we evaluated the presence of Tv, M. hominis and Ca. M. girerdii in 312 clinical samples from adult women diagnosed with vaginitis in Zhangye, Gansu province, China. Among these samples, 94, 153, and 48 were Tv, M. hominis and Ca. M. girerdii positive, respectively. Moreover, Tv was highly frequent in 17–30-year-old women in this region. Forty samples (83.3%) positive for Ca. M. girerdii were also positive for Tv. Six Tv isolates were successfully cultured, including five isolates that showed symbiotic relationships with Mycoplasma. This is the first report to evaluate the genetic characteristics of Ca. M. girerdii in China and may therefore provide insights into the effects of Ca. M. girerdii on the reproductive health of women. |
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