Isolation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae from the human urogenital tract
| Autor: | G. Billowes, Shanti Kasatiya, J. G. Tully, Ram Dular, M. Goulet |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Male Microbiology (medical) Sexually transmitted disease Mycoplasma pneumoniae Vaginal Diseases Biology medicine.disease_cause Microbiology Male Urogenital Diseases Urethral Diseases medicine Humans Mycoplasma Infections Vaginal Smears Respiratory tract infections Transmission (medicine) Genitourinary system Respiratory infection Middle Aged Antibodies Bacterial Female Urogenital Diseases Sexual Partners medicine.anatomical_structure Immunology Female Research Article Respiratory tract |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 33:2823-2825 |
| ISSN: | 1098-660X 0095-1137 |
| Popis: | Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common etiologic agent of lower respiratory tract infections in humans. However, it has been reported previously that the organism has occasionally been isolated from sites other than the oropharynx and respiratory tract. We report the isolation of 24 strains of M. pneumoniae from urogenital specimens obtained from 22 female patients. Most isolates were of cervical origin from patients attending several local gynecological clinics over a 2-year period. Strains were also isolated from the urethra of one of three healthy male sexual partners of female patients positive for the organism. Single serum specimens obtained from three female patients and three different male sexual partners showed antibody levels suggestive of either recent respiratory infection or genital tract colonization with M. pneumoniae. Although there is no apparent definitive explanation for the localized outbreak of the organism at these unusual sites, the possible transfer through sexual and/or orogenital contact remains the most likely mode of transmission. The occurrence of an organism with obvious pathogenicity for human epithelial tissue in the urogenital tract suggests such transfer could play a role in genital tract infection. |
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