Ureaplasma urealyticum and large colony mycoplasma colonization in female children and its relationship to sexual contact, age, and race

Ingram, David L.; White, Stuart F.; Lyna, Pauline; Crews, K F; Schmid, J.; Koch, Gary G.; Everett, V. D.

doi:10.1016/0145-2134(92)90033-n

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“…Also, Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma are known causal agents of arthritis and genitourinary infections in the hypogammaglobulinaemic population [8]. In a series of female children analysed for Ureaplasma and Myco plasma colonisation, to determine if their presence was related to sexual contact, it was concluded that there was significant carriage of these organisms unrelated to sexual activity [9], To our knowledge this information is not available in male children. The culture technique for Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma is now well developed, but was not attempted at the time of presentation of our 7 patients.…”

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Idiopathic Urethritis in the Adolescent Male

Dewan

Wilson²

1996

Eur Urol

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Idiopathic Urethritis in the Adolescent Male

Dewan

Wilson²

1996

Eur Urol

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“…Colonization of adults with genital mycoplasmas occurs primarily but not exclusively as a result of sexual intercourse 1,2 . Women seem more susceptible to colonization than men 3 , and black women in the USA have been shown to colonize signi®cantly more often with M. hominis and U. urealyticum than other women after controlling for sexual activity 2,4 . Although mycoplasmas are often found colonizing in the female genital tract particularly in pregnant women, their ability to become pathogenic remains poorly understood 5 .…”

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Genital mycoplasmas among pregnant women in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa: prevalence and risk factors

Faye-Ketté

Ruche²,

Ali-Napo³

et al. 2000

Int J STD AIDS

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A cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women in Côte d'Ivoire to assess the prevalence and the factors associated with mycoplasma colonization. A positive culture was found in 400 of 551 women (73%); Ureaplasma urealyticum was identified in 22%, Mycoplasma hominis in 20% and both microorganisms in 31%. Mycoplasma colonization was not associated with genital symptoms or signs. Young age, low educational level, antimicrobial chemotherapy before consultation and presence of bacterial vaginosis were factors independently associated with M. hominis colonization. Among women colonized with M. hominis, HIV seroprevalence was 21% in women with high amounts of M. hominis (> or = 10(4) colour-changing units per ml) versus 7% in women with lower amounts (P=0.01). U. urealyticum was found more often in unmarried women and when pregnancy was less than 20 weeks. Mycoplasma colonization is frequent among pregnant women in Abidjan, but their pathogenicity requires further study.

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“…The isolation of U. urealyticum among children and adolescents has been associated with certain sociological determinants, such as race [55], dating, cigarette smoking, and coming from a broken home [1]. In addition, ureaplasmal vaginal colonization in female children has been associated with sexual abuse [56].…”

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confidence: 99%