| use of a dual priming oligonucleotide system to detect multiple sexually transmitted pathogens in clinical specimens. | to evaluate a new dual priming oligonucleotide (dpo)-based multiplex polymerase chain reaction (pcr) assay for detection of six sexually transmitted pathogens, including chlamydia trachomatis, neisseria gonorrhoeae, mycoplasma genitalium, mycoplasma hominis, ureaplasma urealyticum and trichomonas vaginalis. | 2009 | 19413770 |
| [localization of the division protein ftsz in mycoplasma cells mycoplasma hominis]. | localization of the protein ftsz in mycoplasma hominis cells was determined. ultra thin sections were treated by rabbit polyclonal antibodies against ftsz m. hominis: a conjugate of protein a with colloidal gold particles was used instead of secondary antibodies. considerable polymorphism of cells was seen on electron microscopy pictures of m. hominis cells, which is typical for mycoplasmas. among a wide variety of cell shapes we distinguished dumbbell-shaped dividing cells, and the cells connec ... | 2009 | 19435279 |
| association of genital mycoplasmas including mycoplasma genitalium in hiv infected men with nongonococcal urethritis attending std & hiv clinics. | acute nongonococcal urethritis (ngu) is one of the commonest sexually transmitted infections affecting men. the role of genital mycoplasmas including mycoplasma genitalium in hiv infected men with ngu is still not known. the aim of this study was to determine the isolation pattern/detection of genital mycoplasma including m. genitalium in hiv infected men with ngu and to compare it with non hiv infected individuals. | 2009 | 19491424 |
| genital mycoplasmas. | the first described pathogenic organisms that caused urethritis were neisseria gonorrhoeae and chlamydia trachomatis. the significance of detecting mycoplasma with genital swabs remained unclear for a long time. culture can differentiate between ureaplasma urealyticum and mycoplasma hominis. after introduction of nuclear acid amplification, mycoplasma genitalium was additionally detected, while gene analysis differentiates between ureaplasma urealyticum and ureaplasma parvum. mycoplasma genitali ... | 2009 | 19500195 |
| prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum in pregnant women. | mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum are important opportunistic pathogens implicated in urogenital infections and complicated pregnancy. we aimed to study the role of these pathogens in symptomatic and asymptomatic pregnant women and determine their clinical significance and antibiotic susceptibility. | 2010 | 19515594 |
| [leucoplakia vesicae in females: diagnosis and treatment]. | sixty patients suffering from leucoplakia vesicae (lv) were examined using cystoscopy with biopsy of the urinary bladder wall, blood enzyme immunoassay for detection of antibodies to agents of sexually transmitted infections (sti), uroflowmetry, culture analysis of cervical canal and mucosa samples for sti. as shown by a pathomorphological examination of the vesical mucosa biopsy specimens, long-term persistence of pathogenic (chlamydia, trichomonades) and opportunistic (mycoplasma, ureaplasma, ... | 2009 | 19526870 |
| abscess formation due to mycoplasma hominis infection after cesarean section. | a 27-year-old female patient underwent cesarean section and a postoperative hematoma occurred at the site of the uterine incision. the patient underwent relaparotomy to remove the hematoma. four days later she developed a fever of over 39 degrees c and an abscess had formed at the site. despite therapy with several antimicrobial agents, her fever persisted. consequently, she underwent transvaginal abscess drainage, after which she promptly became afebrile. mycoplasma hominis was considered to be ... | 2009 | 19527408 |
| predictive value for preterm birth of abnormal vaginal flora, bacterial vaginosis and aerobic vaginitis during the first trimester of pregnancy. | abnormal vaginal flora (avf) before 14 gestational weeks is a risk factor for preterm birth (ptb). the presence of aerobic microorganisms and an inflammatory response in the vagina may also be important risk factors. | 2009 | 19538417 |
| vaginal and endocervical microorganisms in symptomatic and asymptomatic non-pregnant females: risk factors and rates of occurrence. | physiological or non-physiological factors may affect the vaginal flora. the occurrence of genital microorganisms in non-pregnant females of all ages was studied, as were the risk factors associated with each microorganism. a retrospective analysis of vaginal and endocervical cultures and wet smears from 27,172 non-pregnant women, between 1996 to 2005, was performed taking into consideration clinical and socio-demographic characteristics. no microorganisms were observed in 55.7% of the individua ... | 2009 | 19558525 |
| [analysis of the infection status and the drug resistance of mycoplasma and chlamydiae in genitourinary tracts of children with suspected nongonococcal urethritis]. | to investigate the infection and the drug resistance status of mycoplasma and chlamydiae in genitourinary tracts of children with suspected nongonococcal urethritis (ngu) and provide information for clinical rational administration of antimicrobial agents. | 2009 | 19573386 |
| mycoplasma hominis-associated parapharyngeal abscess following acute epstein-barr virus infection in a previously immunocompetent adult. | mycoplasma hominis most frequently causes diseases of the genitourinary tract. extragenital infections are uncommon, with almost all occurring in immunosuppressed persons or those predisposed due to trauma or surgery. we present the case of a previously well man who developed an m. hominis-associated parapharyngeal abscess following acute epstein-barr virus infection. | 2009 | 19641070 |
| presence of mycoplasma fermentans in the bloodstream of mexican patients with rheumatoid arthritis and igm and igg antibodies against whole microorganism. | increasing evidence incriminates bacteria, especially mycoplasma fermentans, as possible arthritogenic agents in humans. the purpose of this study was to investigate m. fermentans in the bloodstream of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. | 2009 | 19650889 |
| [participation of the genital mycoplasmas: ureaplasma urealyticum and mycoplasma hominis in the processes of preterm birth]. | according to contemporary data ureaplasma urealiticum and mycoplasma hominis are considered to be the most frequently isolated causative microorganisms from the amniotic cavity. they cause intrauterine infection on preterm birth. the genital mycoplasma are detected in vaginal smears more than 25% of healthy pregnant women and the reason for their invasion towards the uterine cavity in some cases are still unknown. the aim of this study is to investigate the relation between vaginal mycoplasmal c ... | 2007 | 19705693 |
| [persistence of mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum in organism of infected animals]. | to study the possibility of existence of antigenemia during urogenital mycoplasmal infections by detection the antigens of agents in blood and viscera of infected animals. | 2009 | 19715210 |
| [preservation of antigens and dna of urogenital mycoplasmas in circulating immune complexes]. | to study the time of preservation of antigens and dna of urogenital mycoplasmas in circulating immune complexes (cic) in blood of rabbits after single inoculation. | 2009 | 19715211 |
| in vitro activity of a new quinoline derivative, er-2, against clinical isolates of mycoplasma pneumoniae and mycoplasma hominis. | | 2009 | 19738013 |
| mycoplasma hominis pericarditis in a lung transplant recipient: review of the literature about an uncommon but important cardiothoracic pathogen. | purulent pericarditis due to mycoplasma hominis is rare, and is usually associated with mediastinitis or pleuritis following cardiothoracic surgery. we report the first case to our knowledge of isolated purulent pericarditis caused by m. hominis in a lung transplant recipient and review previously reported cases of this disease. | 2010 | 19781019 |
| treatment and management of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy: current and future perspectives. | bacterial vaginosis accounts for the majority of cases of vaginal discharge and has been consistently linked to an increased risk of preterm delivery. bacterial vaginosis is characterized by the reduced number or absence of hydrogen peroxide-producing lactobacillus spp., which promotes the overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria, including gardnerella vaginalis, mycoplasma hominis, bacteroides spp., and mobiluncus spp. black race, higher-risk sexual activity, frequent vaginal douching and the substanti ... | 2006 | 19803898 |
| life on arginine for mycoplasma hominis: clues from its minimal genome and comparison with other human urogenital mycoplasmas. | mycoplasma hominis is an opportunistic human mycoplasma. two other pathogenic human species, m. genitalium and ureaplasma parvum, reside within the same natural niche as m. hominis: the urogenital tract. these three species have overlapping, but distinct, pathogenic roles. they have minimal genomes and, thus, reduced metabolic capabilities characterized by distinct energy-generating pathways. analysis of the m. hominis pg21 genome sequence revealed that it is the second smallest genome among sel ... | 2009 | 19816563 |
| prevalence of genital mycoplasmas, ureaplasmas and chlamydia in pregnancy. | the study was designed to determine the prevalence of genital mycoplasmas, ureaplasmas and chlamydia on women attending their first prenatal visit, in conjunction with pre-term labour or hiv status. for pre-term labour (2003), 199 women were monitored for pre-term delivery (<37 weeks); for colonisation and hiv (2005), 219 women were screened. microbial detection was performed on dna extracted from endocervical swabs employing pcr techniques. colonisation was seen to be highest in the 14-20 year ... | 2009 | 19821660 |
| in vitro activity of the new quinolone derivative rd-3 against clinical isolates of mycoplasma pneumoniae and mycoplasma hominis. | | 2009 | 19850565 |
| comparison of polymerase chain reaction and culture for detection of genital mycoplasma in clinical samples from patients with genital infections. | comparison of polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and culture for detection of genital mycoplasma (mycoplasma hominis, mycoplasma genitalium, and ureaplasma urealyticum) in clinical samples from patients with genital infections. | 2009 | 19882050 |
| growth inhibition of human melanoma cells by a recombinant arginine deiminase expressed in escherichia coli. | we have cloned the arginine deiminase (adi) gene from mycoplasma hominis pg21 genomic dna by polymerase chain reaction, and changed four tga tryptophan codons (stop codon in e. coli) to tgg codons in the coding region by site-directed mutagenesis in order to express in e. coli. the recombinant adi (radi) was purified to apparent homogeneity by ni-affinity chromatography after extraction from inclusion bodies followed by refolding. the radi expressed in e. coli was estimated to be 50 kda. dimeric ... | 2009 | 19887741 |
| interleukin-6 and mycoplasma hominis as markers of preterm birth and related brain damage: our experience. | the aim of this study is to investigate whether a high concentration of interleukin-6 (il)-6 in the amniotic fluid is associated to a higher risk of preterm delivery, premature rupture of the membranes (prom), and periventricular leucomalacia (pvl) in preterm infants; we have further investigated whether the levels of il-6 are related to the presence of vaginal infection by mycoplasms. | 2009 | 19900045 |
| occurrence of ureaplasma parvum and ureaplasma urealyticum in women with cervical dysplasia in katowice, poland. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of genital mycoplasmas, especially ureaplasma parvum and ureaplasma urealyticum, in women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ascus), low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (lsil) and high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (hsil), compared to women with normal cytology living in katowice, poland. two sterile swabs were used to obtain material from the posterior vaginal fornix of 143 women with squamous intraepit ... | 2009 | 19949678 |
| [pathogenesis and clinical significance of interleukin-8 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in cervicitis]. | to investigate the relationship between local immune status of vagina and the occurrence of disease in patients with cervicitis. | 2009 | 19957526 |
| cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells of women with a history of preterm birth. | preterm birth is associated with elevated production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tnfalpha at the maternal-fetal interface. previous studies have suggested that women with a history of preterm birth produce aberrantly strong inflammatory responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (lps). however many intrauterine infections in women are associated with pathogens including ureaplasma urealyticum, mycoplasma hominis and streptococcus agalactiae (group b streptococcus) that contain pro-infla ... | 2010 | 20005575 |
| failure to detect mycoplasma genitalium in the pharynges of female sex workers in japan. | to determine the prevalence of genital mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas in the pharynges of japanese female sex workers practicing fellatio on their clients, vaginal swabs and throat washings were collected from 403 female sex workers attending a clinic in kyoto, japan, for regular screening of gonococcal and chlamydial infections. neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, mycoplasma genitalium, mycoplasma hominis, ureaplasma parvum, and ureaplasma urealyticum in vaginal and throat specimens were ... | 2009 | 20012733 |
| high vaginal concentrations of atopobium vaginae and gardnerella vaginalis in women undergoing preterm labor. | to estimate the relationship between vaginal quantification of the main microorganisms related with bacterial vaginosis and the risk of preterm delivery among women with preterm labor. | 2010 | 20027045 |
| molecular microbiological characterization of preterm neonates at risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. | the role of infection in bronchopulmonary dysplasia (bpd) is unknown. we present an observational study of 55 premature infants born weighing less than 1.3 kg within two level iii neonatal intensive care units. endotracheal aspirates (eta) and nasogastric aspirates (nga) were studied with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (dgge) profiling to elucidate the total bacterial community, and species-specific pcr was used to detect the presence of mycoplasma hominis, ureaplasma urealyticum, and u ... | 2010 | 20035248 |
| in-vitro activities of tetracyclines, macrolides, fluoroquinolones and clindamycin against mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma ssp. isolated in germany over 20 years. | antimicrobial resistance in genital mycoplasmas is increasing and shows global variation. we determined the susceptibilities of 469 mycoplamas, comprising 290 mycoplasma hominis and 179 ureaplasma isolates collected during 1983 and 1989-2004, to eleven antibacterials by agar dilution. additionally, we analyzed the results of routine e-testing during 2005-2008. doxycycline was the most active tetracycline with (mic₉₀ of 1 and 8 mg/l for ureaplasmas and m. hominis, respectively. significantly more ... | 2010 | 20047607 |
| outcome of very preterm infants with mycoplasma/ureaplasma airway colonization treated with josamycine. | | 2010 | 20055775 |
| preterm premature rupture of the membranes and genital mycoplasmas. | the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of cervical colonization by genital mycoplasmas in patients with preterm premature rupture of the membranes (pprom). | 2009 | 20073423 |
| identification and characterization of novel mycoplasma spp. belonging to the hominis group from griffon vultures. | mycoplasmas are commensals and pathogens of various avian species, and are also regularly found in birds of prey, although their significance to birds' health remains unclear. here we describe two novel mycoplasma isolated from the upper respiratory tract of four eurasian griffon vultures (gyps fulvus) housed in a wildlife recovery centre in sardinia (italy). by sequencing the 16s rrna gene and the entire 16s/23s intergenic spacer region, the new strains were classified within the mycoplasma tax ... | 2010 | 20096430 |
| [influence of torch-infections on the spermatogenesis of men]. | the purpose of the given study was to reveal causal relations between infection of the urino-genital tract by intracellular parasites, the so-called torch-infections, and the decrease of spermatogenesis. for observation 182 men of reproductive age (from 22 to 38 years) with oligozoospermia and aspermia, without any complaints or clinical symptoms indicating existence of infections of urino-genital tracts, were selected. out of those, 131 revealed oligozoospermia, i.e. the quantity of spermatozoo ... | 2010 | 20157202 |
| incidence of anti-zona pellucida and anti-sperm antibodies among infertile jordanian women and its relation to mycoplasmas. | anti-zona-pellucida autoantibodies (azp-ab) and anti-sperm isoantibodies (asa) were assessed in the cervical secretions from 73 infertile jordanian women and 41 fertile control women using latex agglutination. significantly more women with infertility had azp-ab and asa (16.4% and 8.2% respectively) compared with fertile women (9.4% and 0%), with no relation to the etiology of infertility. using polymerase chain reaction mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum were detected in cervical sec ... | 2009 | 20214140 |
| development of a real-time pcr targeting the yidc gene for the detection of mycoplasma hominis and comparison with quantitative culture. | mycoplasma hominis is an opportunistic human mycoplasma species that can be either commensal or pathogenic. its detection by culture is considered to comprise the reference technique. previously reported pcr techniques target the 16s rrna or the gap gene, although sequence variations among clinical isolates may lead to variations in clinical sensitivity. the present study aimed to develop a specific taqman quantitative real-time pcr assay, targeting a gene conserved in all m. hominis isolates, a ... | 2011 | 20298269 |
| correlation of trichomonas vaginalis to bacterial vaginosis: a laboratory-based study. | this study aimed to define the occurrence of different organisms causing vulvovaginitis; to evaluate different laboratory methods used for diagnosis of trichomonas vaginalis (t. vaginalis); and to evaluate the direct score system and clue cell method compared with culture for diagnosis of bacterial and t. vaginalis vaginosis. | 2010 | 20351456 |
| the prevalence of some bacterial markers in female patients undergoing an initial infertility evaluation in north-east romania. | genital infections represent one of the most important causes of infertility, affecting: fallopian tubes, endometrial mucosa, sperm parameters. the aim of this study is to evaluate the involvement of four sexually transmitted infections (std) in the achievement of infertility and to establish the prevalence of each infectious agent in our patients. | 2009 | 20361538 |
| rapid detection of coinfections by trichomonas vaginalis, mycoplasma hominis, and ureaplasma urealyticum by a new multiplex polymerase chain reaction. | we developed a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (m-pcr) assay to simultaneously detect trichomonas vaginalis, mycoplasma hominis, and ureaplasma urealyticum. the test is extremely specific and has a sensitivity of 10 cells for t. vaginalis and u. urealyticum and of 1 cell for m. hominis. the technique was validated on vaginal swabs from 240 women presenting symptoms of vaginitis, and results were compared with data obtained using microscopic and culture techniques on the same patients. the m- ... | 2010 | 20385350 |
| gardnerella, trichomonas vaginalis, candida, chlamydia trachomatis, mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum in the genital discharge of symptomatic fertile and asymptomatic infertile women. | this study aimed to establish the different prevalence of the microorganisms investigated in the two groups considered: fertile women with symptoms and asymptomatic women with infertility problems. the data from women (n= 952) investigated for two years for quality of genital discharge and the presence of gardnerella vaginalis, trichomonas vaginalis, candida species, streptococcus agalactiae, mycoplasma hominis, ureaplasma urealyiticum and chlamydia trachomatis were retrospectively analyzed. in ... | 2010 | 20402416 |
| further observations on the murine model of mycoplasma hominis infection. | mycoplasma hominis, the first mycoplasma of human origin to be isolated, has been associated with several diseases, notably bacterial vaginosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, prematurity and puerperal fever. the mouse model does not mimic closely these features of human disease, but has some notable features. given intravaginally to mice, m. hominis does not colonize unless the mice have been pre-treated with oestradiol. as shown here, endogenous hormone has no part to play because removal of the ... | 2010 | 20448062 |
| atomic force microscopy analysis of dna extracted from the vegetative cells and the viable, but nonculturable, cells of two mycoplasmas (acholeplasma laidlawii pg8 and mycoplasma hominis pg37). | this article reports on a study of some characteristics of dna extracted from the vegetative and viable, but nonculturable (vbnc), cells of two mycoplasma species (acholeplasma laidlawii pg8 and mycoplasma hominis pg37) using atomic force microscopy (afm). dna images were obtained by operating the afm microscope in the tapping mode. it was found that dna from the vbnc forms of m. hominis pg37 has decreased sizes (height: 0.177 +/- 0.026 nm vs. 0.391 +/- 0.041 nm for the vegetative forms, and wid ... | 2010 | 20495768 |
| multiplex polymerase chain reaction-based reverse line blot hybridization assay to detect common genital pathogens. | the objective of the present paper is to develop and apply a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mpcr) based reverse line blot (rlb) hybridization assay to facilitate the diagnosis of genital infections by detection of seven recognized or putative genital pathogens (neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, ureaplasma urealyticum, ureaplasma parvum, mycoplasma genitalium, mycoplasma hominis and trichomonas vaginalis). species-specific biotin-labelled primer pairs were used in a single mpcr ... | 2010 | 20498099 |
| fatal outcome of a disseminated dual infection with drug-resistant mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma parvum originating from a septic arthritis in an immunocompromised patient. | mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma parvum are rare causes of severe and fatal infections. the diagnosis of infection with mycoplasma is dependent on clinical suspicion and microbiological diagnosis, and often relies on molecular methods that do not readily detect antibiotic resistance. this may be of increasing importance as illustrated in the case below. | 2010 | 20554466 |
| [syphilis in the context of hiv-infection--a complex disease]. | a 39-year-old man complained about a slightly reddish non-itching rash evolving on his body during the last few weeks without any general symptoms. physical examination revealed trunk-dominated roseola, papules, a few nodules with haemorrhagic crust on top, and round hyperkeratotic clavus-like lesion on the left plantar foot. in his mouth, he had a few up to 1.5 cm large erosions, and on his capillitium a diffuse alopecia. | 2010 | 20614403 |
| [peritonitis from mycoplasma?]. | | 2010 | 20651899 |
| mycoplasma hominis infection of trichomonas vaginalis is not associated with metronidazole-resistant trichomoniasis in clinical isolates from the united states. | trichomonas vaginalis is a protozoan parasite that is the cause of the most common non-viral sexually transmitted disease, trichomoniasis. metronidazole and tinidazole are the only drugs approved for treatment of t. vaginalis infections in the usa. however, drug resistance exists and some patients are allergic to these medications. furthermore, the exact mechanism of metronidazole resistance remains undefined and current testing methods require several weeks before results are available. identif ... | 2010 | 20652315 |
| arginine metabolism in trichomonas vaginalis infected with mycoplasma hominis. | both mycoplasma hominis and trichomonas vaginalis utilize arginine as an energy source via the arginine dihydrolase (adh) pathway. it has been previously demonstrated that m. hominis forms a stable intracellular relationship with t. vaginalis; hence, in this study we examined the interaction of two localized adh pathways by comparing t. vaginalis strain ss22 with the laboratory-generated t. vaginalis strain ss22-moz2 infected with m. hominis moz2. the presence of m. hominis resulted in an approx ... | 2010 | 20656780 |
| simultaneous detection of ureaplasma parvum, ureaplasma urealyticum, mycoplasma genitalium and mycoplasma hominis by fluorescence polarization. | a simple and practical method for simultaneous detection of ureaplasma urealyticum (u. urealyticum), ureaplasma parvum (u. parvum), mycoplasma hominis (m. hominis) and mycoplasma genitalium (m. genitalium) by fluorescence polarization (fp) assay has been developed. dna of the 16s rrna gene of u. urealyticum, u. parvum, m. genitalium and m. hominis was amplified using a forward primer and two reverse primers in an asymmetric pcr. four probes labeled with different fluorophores were specific for u ... | 2010 | 20673839 |
| new diagnostic real-time pcr for specific detection of mycoplasma hominis dna. | mycoplasma hominis is a fastidious micro-organism causing genital and extragenital infections. we developed a specific real-time pcr that exhibits high sensitivity and low intrarun and interrun variabilities. when applied to clinical samples, this quantitative pcr allowed to confirm the role of m. hominis in three patients with severe extragenital infections. | 2010 | 20706532 |
| mycoplasma, ureaplasma, and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a fresh look. | recent work on the molicutes that associate with genital tract tissues focuses on four species that may be of interest in potential maternal, fetal, and neonatal infection and in contributing to adverse pregnancy outcomes. mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum have historically been the subject of attention, but mycoplasma genitalis which causes male urethritis in addition to colonizing the female genital tract and the division of ureaplasma into two species, urealyticum and parvum, has ... | 2010 | 20706675 |
| [identification of mycoplasma in patients with suspected prostate cancer]. | tests for mycoplasma hominis, m. genitalium, ureaplasma urealyticum in males with suspected prostate cancer. | 2010 | 20799402 |
| mycoplasma hominis mediastinitis after acute aortic dissection repair. | we report a case of ascending aortic graft infection by an atypical bacteria, mycoplasma hominis, with mediastinitis, a dreaded complication after cardiac surgery. a 55-year-old patient underwent ascending aorta replacement for acute type a dissection. he developed sternal instability and purulent discharge, requiring sternal wire removal and debridement. cultures were initially sterile, but showed m. hominis infection after a significant delay and in specific culture media. the patient was trea ... | 2010 | 20826555 |
| prevalence and treatment efficacy of genitourinary mycoplasmas in women with overactive bladder symptoms. | to evaluate the incidence of genitourinary mycoplasmas and the efficacy of antibiotics in women with overactive bladder (oab) symptoms. | 2010 | 20856647 |
| antibodies to various mycoplasmas in patients with coronary heart disease. | clinical and epidemiologic features of coronary heart disease may not be explained solely by established risk factors. the role of infectious pathogens in the development and rupture of atherosclerotic plaques remains elusive but an association between chlamydia pneumoniae, mycoplasma pneumoniae and chd has been reported previously. | 2010 | 20862818 |
| [chlamydia trachomatis and urogenital mycoplasms in nonconococcal urethritis in men]. | nongonococcal urethritis is the most common sexually transmitted infection in men, with vast majority of the etiological agents such as chlamydia trachomatis, followed by urogenital mycoplasmas. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis, ureaplasma urealyticum and mycoplasma hominis in nongonococcal urethritis in men, and to examine infections associated with these agents. material and methods 299 sexually active, heterosexual men with nongonococcal urethriti ... | 2010 | 20873309 |
| chlamydia, mycoplasma and ureaplasma infections in infertile couples and effects of these infections on fertility. | in our study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis, mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum infections among infertile couples and effects of these infections on infertility. | 2010 | 20978774 |
| [association of human papillomavirus infection with other microbial pathogens in gynecology]. | to investigate correlation between screening assay of human papillomavirus (hpv) and microbial pathogens in gynecology. | 2010 | 21029592 |
| [urethral discharge]. | | 2010 | 21049643 |
| mycoplasmal lipid-associated membrane proteins and mycoplasma arthritidis mitogen recognition by serum antibodies from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. | mycoplasmal lipid-associated membrane proteins (lamps) and mycoplasma arthritidis mitogen (mam superantigen) are potent stimulators of the immune system. the objective of this work was to detect antibodies to mam and lamps of mycoplasma hominis and m. fermentans in the sera of patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis (ra) and systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) to identify mycoplasmal products that can be involved in the etiopathogenesis of these autoimmune diseases. serum samples from female ra ... | 2010 | 21052674 |
| mycoplasma genitalium is associated with cervicitis and hiv infection in an urban australian sti clinic population. | to investigate the prevalence of the genital mollicutes, mycoplasma genitalium (mg), mycoplasma hominis (mh), ureaplasma urealyticum (uu) and ureaplasma parvum (up), and their associations with cervicitis in a sexually transmitted infection (sti) clinic population. clinical correlates of mg infection were also assessed. | 2010 | 21071566 |
| mycoplasmas in pregnancy. | the genital mycoplasmas have been implicated in a number of adverse outcomes of pregnancy. spontaneous preterm labour and preterm birth is an important contributor to perinatal mortality and morbidity. if mycoplasma hominis plays an integral part in this problem, it is likely to contribute through its involvement with bacterial vaginosis. ureaplasmas induce cytokines and inflammation, making a casual association compelling. the role of mycoplasma genitalium and mycoplasma fermentans is less clea ... | 2010 | 21091927 |
| mycoplasma hominis necrotizing pleuropneumonia in a previously healthy adolescent. | mycoplasma hominis is a fastidious micro-organism causing systemic infections in the neonate and genital infections in the adult. it can also be the cause of serious extra-genital infections, mainly in immunosuppressed or predisposed subjects. | 2010 | 21106079 |
| association of cervical infection of chlamydia trachomatis, ureaplasma urealyticum and mycoplasma hominis with peritoneum colonisation in pregnancy. | this study investigated the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis, ureaplasma urealyticum and mycoplasma hominis infections in the cervices and peritoneum of pregnant women and compared them with non-pregnant controls. a total of 96 pregnant women who planned to deliver by caesarean section, and 124 non-pregnant women were screened for cervical chlamydia trachomatis, ureaplasma urealyticum and mycoplasma hominis infections by polymerase chain reaction analysis. if cervical infection was present, p ... | 2010 | 21126118 |
| prevalence of genital mycoplasma, ureaplasma, gardnerella, and human papillomavirus in japanese men with urethritis, and risk factors for detection of urethral human papillomavirus infection. | to analyze the risk factors for hpv infection in the urethra, we examined the prevalence of various microorganisms, for example neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, mycoplasma genitalium, mycoplasma hominis, ureaplasma urealyticum, ureaplasma parvum, gardnerella vaginalis, and human papillomavirus (hpv) in japanese male patients with urethritis, and investigated their sexual backgrounds. rubbed samples obtained from the distal urethra and questionnaires regarding sexual activity and dem ... | 2011 | 21213011 |
| amniotic fluid interleukin-1 beta and interleukin-6, but not interleukin-8 correlate with microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity in preterm labor. | we compared the frequency of intra-amniotic infection in preterm labor (pl) with women not in labor, and correlated infection with amniotic fluid (af) cytokines. detailed identification of species, especially mycoplasmata, was tried to improve our understanding of the pathogenesis of pl. | 2011 | 21214658 |
| role of the infections in recurrent spontaneous abortion. | embryo-fetal infections have been reported to cause recurrent spontaneous abortions (rsas) at a rate lower than 4%. the possible mechanisms include production of toxic metabolic byproducts, fetal or placental infection, chronic endometrial infection, and chorio-amnionitis. viruses appear to be the most frequently involved pathogens, since some of them can produce chronic or recurrent maternal infection. in particular, cytomegalovirus during pregnancy can reach the placenta by viremia, following ... | 2011 | 21261443 |
| [relationship between mycoplasma and chlamydia infection and lesions in the cervical tissue in high-risk hpv-positive patients]. | discussion of the relationship between mycoplasma and chlamydia infection and lesions in the cervical tissue in high-risk hpv-positive infertile patients with cervical. | 2010 | 21280320 |
| serum antibodies against genitourinary infectious agents in prostate cancer and benign prostate hyperplasia patients: a case-control study. | infection plays a role in the pathogenesis of many human malignancies. whether prostate cancer (pca) - an important health issue in the aging male population in the western world - belongs to these conditions has been a matter of research since the 1970 s. persistent serum antibodies are a proof of present or past infection. the aim of this study was to compare serum antibodies against genitourinary infectious agents between pca patients and controls with benign prostate hyperplasia (bph). we hy ... | 2011 | 21291519 |
| role of mycoplasma and ureaplasma species in female lower genital tract infections. | genital mycoplasmas are commonly found in the female genital tract. despite ongoing debate, the evidence that they cause lower genital tract disease in women remains sparse. the data that mycoplasma genitalium is primarily transmitted sexually are accumulating, but its role as a cause of symptomatic urethritis or cervicitis is open to debate. although mycoplasma hominis may be a co-factor in bacterial vaginosis, it has otherwise not been implicated as a cause of lower tract disease. now that ure ... | 2010 | 21308549 |
| hematoma and abscess formation caused by mycoplasma hominis following cesarean section. | mycoplasma species cannot be identified by routine bacteriological culture methods and are resistant to common antimicrobial agents. mycoplasma hominis usually colonizes the lower urogenital tract and causes pyelonephritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, chorioamnionitis, rupture of fetal membranes, preterm labor, postpartum fever, postabortal fever, and neonatal infection. this organism is highly prevalent in cervicovaginal cultures of sexually active women. m. hominis, m. genitalis, ureaplasma u ... | 2011 | 21339933 |
| direct simultaneous detection of 6 sexually transmitted pathogens from clinical specimens by multiplex polymerase chain reaction and auto-capillary electrophoresis. | the availability of a reliable and user-friendly method to identify pathogens causing sexually transmitted diseases (stds) is essential to reduce the complications and spread of infection. in this study, genital/urinary specimens from 113 patients with stds were simultaneously tested for 6 pathogens using the automated seeplex-« (seegene, seoul, korea) multiplex polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-based std6b auto-capillary electrophoresis (ace) system. the results were compared with conventional re ... | 2011 | 21392925 |
| the prevalence of urogenital micro-organisms detected by a multiplex pcr-reverse line blot assay in women attending three sexual health clinics in sydney, australia. | this study used a previously described multiplex pcr-based reverse line blot (mpcr/rlb) assay to assess the prevalence and distribution of 14 urogenital pathogens or putative pathogens, namely neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, mycoplasma genitalium, mycoplasma hominis, trichomonas vaginalis, gardnerella vaginalis, ureaplasma parvum, ureaplasma urealyticum, neisseria meningitidis, streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae, herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, and human adenoviru ... | 2011 | 21415210 |
| frequency of chlamydia trachomatis, neisseria gonorrhoeae, mycoplasma genitalium, mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma species in cervical samples. | we investigated the relative frequencies of chlamydia trachomatis, neisseria gonorrhoeae, mycoplasma genitalium, mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma sp. in cervical samples. pcr analyses were performed in ectocervical and endocervical samples from 224 patients attending public health services in belo horizonte and contagem, minas gerais brazil. a high prevalence of colonisation of the cervix (6.3% for c. trachomatis, 4.0% for n. gonorrhoeae, 0.9% for m. genitalium, 21.9% for m. hominis, 38.4% for ... | 2011 | 21417648 |
| hiv-infected women of burkina faso: a "reservoir" of mycoplasma infection. | the objective of this work was to assess the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (bv) and genital mycoplasma colonization in 251 hiv-positive compared to 200 hiv-negative women at the maternal and child health (mch) service of saint camille medical center ouagadougou (burkina faso). | 2011 | 21444986 |
| detection of nanobacteria in patients with chronic prostatitis and vaginitis by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. | we aimed to investigate the detection of nanobacteria (nb) from expressed prostatic secretions (eps) in patients with category iii chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (cp/cpps) and from vaginal swabs in patients with vaginitis by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) and to evaluate the association between nb and neisseria gonorrhea, chlamydia trachomatis, ureaplasma urealyticum (u. urealyticum), mycoplasma hominis, trichomonas vaginalis, and mycoplasma genitalium ... | 2011 | 21461284 |
| association of mycoplasma hominis infection with prostate cancer. | the origin of chronic inflammation preceding the development of prostate cancer (pca) remains unknown. we investigated possible involvement of mycoplasma infection in pca by screening prostate biopsies from two groups of russian men undergoing pca diagnosis. m. hominis was detected by standard pcr in 15% of the 125 patients in the first group and by quantitative real-time pcr in 37.4% of the 123 men in the second group. in both groups, stratification of patients according to diagnosis showed tha ... | 2011 | 21471611 |
| the "infectious" nature of human prostate cancer: a cautionary note. | | 2011 | 21521904 |
| chorioamnionitis: from pathogenesis to treatment. | clin microbiol infect 2011; 17: 1304-1311 abstract: chorioamnionitis refers to inflammation of the amniochorionic membrane, and is a significant cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity. chorioamnionitis most often occurs as a result of ascending infection, and is commonly associated with premature rupture of the membranes. chorioamnionitis is generally the result of a polymicrobial infection, with ureaplasma urealyticum, mycoplasma hominis and gram-negative anaerobes being frequent causative or ... | 2011 | 21672080 |
| ureaplasma urealyticum and mycoplasma hominis sensitivity to bacteriocins produced by two lactobacilli strains. | the purpose of the present study was to determine the inhibitory activities of two bacteriocins, produced by lactobacilli, against genital mycoplasmas. in this study, infections produced by genital mycoplasmas were studied; of these, 1.3% were caused by mycoplasma hominis, 10.7% by ureaplasma urealyticum and 5.6% by u. urealyticum + m. hominis. u. urealyticum was isolated from 75 out of 123 patients with genital mycoplasmas, while m. hominis was isolated from 9 patients (7.3%) and both u. urealy ... | 2011 | 21805206 |
| mycoplasmas in the urine of hiv-1 infected men. | summarythe aim of this study was determine the prevalence of mycoplasma hominis, m. genitalium, m. fermentans, m. pirum, m. penetrans and ureaplasma urealyticum in hiv-infected patients. culture and pcr were used to detect six species of mycoplasma in first-void urine of hiv-1 infected men. a total of 497 hiv/aids patients (age range 5-75 years, mean 37 years) were screened in the study. all presented positive for at least one kind of mycoplasma, especially u. urealyticum and m. hominis. six myc ... | 2011 | 21791147 |
| mycoplasmas and human prostate cancer: an exciting but cautionary note. | | 2011 | 21789784 |
| colonization of pediatric lower respiratory tract with genital mycoplasma species. | summary at a glance: assessment of 319 pediatric patients with chronic respiratory disease revealed a high prevalence of urogenital mycoplasma species in their bal fluid. therefore, the presence of urogenital mycoplasma species should not be underestimated, but evaluated in patients with chronic respiratory diseases, especially in those whose symptoms have not improved with standard therapy. abstract: background and objective:ôçâ recently, much attention has been given to the possible role playe ... | 2011 | 21722263 |
| mycoplasma hominis brain abscess following uterus curettage: a case report. | abstract: | 2011 | 21722404 |
| [peritonitis due to post-myomectomy mycoplasma hominis infection]. | a 36-year-old woman undergoing a myomectomy developed postoperative surgical-saite peritonitis and hematoma. eight days postoperatively, she developed a 38 degrees c-plus fever and accumulated ascites, with fever unchanged despite antimicrobial beta-lactams therapy. following transvaginal ascitic drainage, her fever disappeared. recurrent 38 degrees c fever and inflammation were cured by clindamycin of 1.2 g/day. m. hominis detected from ascites drainage was considered the primary causative orga ... | 2011 | 21706849 |
| mycoplasma genitalium: from chrysalis to multicolored butterfly. | the history, replication, genetics, characteristics (both biological and physical), and factors involved in the pathogenesis of mycoplasma genitalium are presented. the latter factors include adhesion, the influence of hormones, motility, possible toxin production, and immunological responses. the preferred site of colonization, together with current detection procedures, mainly by pcr technology, is discussed. the relationships between m. genitalium and various diseases are highlighted. these d ... | 2011 | 21734246 |
| The prevalence and clinical significance of urethritis and cervicitis in asymptomatic people by use of multiplex polymerase chain reaction. | Our purpose was to conduct a screening test for urethritis or cervicitis as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) by using multiplex polymerase chain reaction(PCR) and to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, and Trichomonas vaginalis in asymptomatic people. | 2011 | 22087366 |
| The complex vaginal flora of West African women with bacterial vaginosis. | The spectrum of bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV) has recently expanded through taxonomic changes and the use of molecular methods. These methods have yet to be used in large-scale epidemiological studies in Africa where BV is highly prevalent. | 2011 | 21949860 |
| [frequency and antibiotic resistance of ureaplasma urealyticum and mycoplasma hominis in genital samples of sexually active individuals]. | ureaplasma urealyticum and mycoplasma hominis have important role among the causative agents of sexually transmitted diseases. | 2011 | 21979223 |
| late-onset prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by mycoplasma hominis, diagnosed using broad-range bacterial pcr. | we report what is believed to be the first case of late-onset prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by mycoplasma hominis in a case of blood culture-negative endocarditis. the objective of this report is to emphasize the use of a broad-range pcr technique for bacterial 16s rrna genes in identifying the causative pathogen, thus enabling targeted antimicrobial treatment. | 2011 | 21997872 |
| Pharmacokinetics of Moxifloxacin in an Infant With Mycoplasma hominis Meningitis. | Treatment of Mycoplasma hominis meningitis in infants is limited by a lack of consensus regarding therapy and limited pharmacokinetic data for agents to which M. hominis is susceptible. We report the successful treatment of a premature infant suffering from M. hominis meningitis with doxycycline and moxifloxacin and provide a pharmacokinetic profile of moxifloxacin. | 2011 | 22016080 |
| Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium and Ureaplasma urealyticum Infections and Seminal Quality in Infertile and Fertile Men in Kuwait. | Objective: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas in semen samples of infertile compared with fertile men, and to evaluate the seminological variables of semen from infected and non-infected men. Materials and Methods: A total of 127 infertile and 188 fertile men seen in Maternity hospital clinic were recruited into the study over a period of 14 months. Specimens were obtained by masturbation and examined for the presence of Ur ... | 2011 | 22052774 |
| in mycoplasma hominis the oppa-mediated cytoadhesion depends on its atpase activity. | in mycoplasma hominis, a facultative human pathogen of the human genital tract, oppa, the substrate-binding domain of the oligopeptide permease, is a multifunctional protein involved in nutrition uptake, cytoadhesion and hydrolysis of extracellular atp. | 2011 | 21854595 |
| [Detection and the antibiotic susceptibility analysis of mycoplasma and chlamydia in urogenital tract infections of 327 cases patients with tubal infertility]. | To explore the effects of mycoplasma and chlamydia infections on tubal infertilityand to assess the antibiotic susceptibility and resistance of female urogenital, and consequently to guide clinical rational drug use. | 2011 | 21977592 |
| [which is the best empirical treatment in patients with urethritis?]. | to know the best empirical treatment of urethritis in patients at the city center of madrid. | 2011 | 21947096 |
| detection of the sexually transmissible genital mycoplasmas by polymerase chain reaction in women. | the role of ureaplasma urealyticum, mycoplasma hominis and mycoplasma genitalium in the development of clinical disorders is still unclear. the aim of this study was to determine their prevalence in symptomatic and asymptomatic women. | 2011 | 21851791 |
| [a case of mycoplasma hominis infection after bladder injury during cesarean section]. | a 21-year-old female patient underwent emergency cesarean section and a postoperative hematoma occurred at the site of the uterine incision. the patient underwent laparotomy for hemostasis. an 3 cm perforation at the posterior wall of the bladder was identified. the bladder was repaired in two layers with an absorbable suture. three days later she developed a fever of over 38 degrees c. despite therapy with several antimicrobial agents, her fever persisted and the wound was opened. computed tomo ... | 2011 | 22191281 |
| accuracy of urethral swab and urine analysis for the detection of mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum in women with lower urinary tract symptoms. | objectives: our objective was to evaluate and compare the accuracy of urethral swabs and urine specimens in the detection of mycoplasmas in women with lower urinary tract symptoms (luts). methods: during a urogynecological work-up, including cystometry, we obtained first-void urine, urethral and vaginal swabs in 207 consecutive women at our urogynecological division. mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum ... | 2011 | 22006584 |
| [Effects of the symbiosis of Trichomonas vaginalis with Mycoplasma hominis on ferredoxin gene]. | We isolated 30 Trichomonas vaginalis for the PCR detection from the gynecological outpatients in the Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University using the specific 16s rDNA primers of Mycoplasma hominis. The results showed that there were 25 cases of Mycoplasma hominis infection, with the infection rate of 83.33%. This gave a clew that the symbiosis of Trichomonas vaginalis with Mycoplasma hominis may be of certain generality in China. We sequenced the ferredoxin gene of 10 Trichomonas vaginalis ... | 2011 | 21936384 |