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Do we need to reconsider our antibiotic regimen for preterm premature rupture of membranes? Pathogens and perinatal outcome in PPROM [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background The antibiotic regimen currently recommended in most guidelines in case of preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) with an aminopenicillin and a macrolide is mainly based on studies performed more than 25 years ago.
Livia Schuler, Markus Hodel, Martin Stocker, Christian Braun, Corina Christmann, Christine Brambs, Sara Ardabili   +6 more
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Head trauma complicated with multi-site infections of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis: a case report [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum are genitourinary colonizers that can cause extragenital infection after trauma or surgery, yet diagnosis is frequently delayed by negative routine cultures.
Xuchun Bai, Yuchao Sang, Longyan Ke, Minyue Chen, Nanhong Su, Shaoxi Li, Xiaofeng Hong, Shumin Xie, Xinjian Lin, Xintan Chen   +9 more
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Native joint polyarticular septic arthritis secondary to disseminated Ureaplasma urealyticum infection in a patient on rituximab therapy with hypogammaglobulinemia: A Case Report

IDCases, 2023
Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum are important causes of septic arthritis in patients with hypogammaglobulinemia. The diagnosis can be challenging, leading to prolonged illness and increased morbidity, and mortality.
Said El Zein, Thomas Garvey, Shreyasee Amin, Aaron J. Tande   +3 more
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A 19-Year Audit of Genital Mycoplasma Species in Blood Cultures From Women Attending a Tertiary Maternity Hospital. [PDF]

Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol
ABSTRACT Background The genital mycoplasmas, Ureaplasma parvum, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis commonly colonise the female genital tract and occasionally cause invasive infection. Our microbiology laboratory, which services a specialist maternity referral hospital, is unique in manufacturing specialised in‐house blood culture media for ...
Phuong L, Lee LY, Daley AJ, Clifford V.
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Phenotypic Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Genotypic Characterization of Clinical Ureaplasma Isolates Circulating in Shanghai, China

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
There is a growing global concern regarding the rise of antimicrobial resistance among Ureaplasma spp. isolates. However, studies on the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, resistance mechanisms, and clonality of Ureaplasma spp.
Hongxia Ma, Xuemei Zhang, Xiaoxing Shi, Jun Zhang, Yunheng Zhou   +4 more
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Impact of Doxycycline Prophylaxis on Reducing Ureaplasma and Mycoplasma-Related Complications in Lung Transplant Recipients. [PDF]

Transpl Infect Dis
Doxycycline prophylaxis in lung transplant recipients was associated with reduced hyperammonemia syndrome and shorter ventilation, ICU, and hospital stays. These findings suggest that doxycycline prophylaxis may help prevent Ureaplasma/Mycoplasma‐related morbidity.
Jones L, Choi B, Velez M, Levine S, Gauthier J, Sako E, Keyt H.   +6 more
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Proposal for a Second Species Within the Genus Ureaplasma, Ureaplasma diversum sp. nov. [PDF]

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1982
It is proposed that a second species should be established within the genus Ureaplasma, Ureaplasma diversum, with strain A417 (NCTC 10182) as the type strain. The new species differs from Ureaplasma urealyticum serologically and on the basis of the guanine-plus-cytosine content of its deoxyribonucleic acid and its protein composition as determined by ...
C. J. HOWARD, R. N. GOURLAY
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Intra-Amniotic Infection with Ureaplasma parvum Causes Preterm Birth and Neonatal Mortality That Are Prevented by Treatment with Clarithromycin

mBio, 2020
Intra-amniotic infection is strongly associated with adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. Most intra-amniotic infections are due to Ureaplasma species; however, the pathogenic potency of these genital mycoplasmas to induce preterm birth is still ...
Kenichiro Motomura, Roberto Romero, Yi Xu, Kevin R. Theis, Jose Galaz, Andrew D. Winters, Rebecca Slutsky, Valeria Garcia-Flores, Chengrui Zou, Dustyn Levenson, Robert Para, Madison M. Ahmad, Derek Miller, Chaur-Dong Hsu, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez   +14 more
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Molecular detection of urogenital mollicutes in patients with invasive malignant prostate tumor

Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2021
Background The etiology of prostate cancer (PCa) is multiple and complex. Among the causes recently cited are chronic infections engendered by microorganisms that often go unnoticed.
Osama Mohammed Saed Abdul-Wahab, Mishari H. Al-Shyarba, Boutheina Ben Abdelmoumen Mardassi, Nessrine Sassi, Majed Saad Shaya Al Fayi, Hassan Otifi, Abdullah Hassan Al Murea, Béhija Mlik, Elhem Yacoub   +8 more
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Species Identification and Subtyping of Ureaplasma parvum and Ureaplasma urealyticum Using PCR-Based Assays [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2000
ABSTRACT There is good evidence that the organism currently known as Ureaplasma urealyticum should be divided into two species— U. parvum (previously U. urealyticum biovar 1) and U. urealyticum (previously U. urealyticum
F, Kong, Z, Ma, G, James, S, Gordon, G L, Gilbert   +4 more
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