Ureaplasma infection

Ureaplasma infection
Classification and external resources
eMedicine med/2340
MeSH D016869

Ureaplasma infection is an infection by two species in the genus Ureaplasma, Infections caused Ureaplasma urealyticum are more common than infections caused by Ureaplasma parvum. Ureaplama infection is not a sexually transmitted infection. Ureaplasma is found naturally in the vagina.

This infection can also be transmitted vertically from an infected mother to her child before or after birth. Ureaplasma spp are not part of the healthy, female vaginal microbiota. Infection with this bacterium is one cause of bacterial vaginosis and pelvic inflammatory disease.[1][2][3] It is a significant cause of non-gonococcal urethritis.[4]

References

  1. Clark, Natalie; Tal, Reshef; Sharma, Harsha; Segars, James (2014). "Microbiota and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease". Seminars in Reproductive Medicine. 32 (01): 043–049. doi:10.1055/s-0033-1361822. ISSN 1526-8004. PMC 4148456Freely accessible. PMID 24390920.
  2. "What are the symptoms of bacterial vaginosis?". NICHD. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. Larsen, Bryan; Hwang, Joseph (2010). "Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Fresh Look". Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2010: 1–7. doi:10.1155/2010/521921. ISSN 1064-7449.
  4. Burstein GR, Zenilman JM (January 1999). "Nongonococcal urethritis—a new paradigm". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 28 (Suppl 1): S66–73. doi:10.1086/514728. PMID 10028111.


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