| respiratory tract colonization with ureaplasma urealyticum and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in neonates in southern israel. | ureaplasma urealyticum has been recognized as an important potential pathogen in premature neonates. reported rates of colonization of the respiratory tract vary. data on neonatal ureaplasma colonization outside the united states and western europe are rare. therefore we prospectively studied nasopharyngeal and endotracheal colonization in a cohort of 114 preterm and 100 full term infants within 48 hours of birth. the colonization rate was 24% in the premature infants and zero in the full term i ... | 1992 | 1408484 |