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Daxboeck, F; Zitta, S; Stadler, M; Iro, E; Krause, R.
Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum in patients with sterile pyuria.
J Infect. 2005; 51(1):54-58 Doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.06.010
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Co-authors Med Uni Graz: Krause Robert; Zitta Sabine
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Abstract:: Objectives. Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum are associated with various diseases of the urogenital tract, but they are usually not detected by routine microbiological diagnosis. The aim of this study was to asses the prevalence of these organisms in patients with sterile pyuria. Methods. From December 2000 to June 2001 all urine samples sent in to microbiological diagnosis, which yielded >= 500 leucocytes/ml and < 104 bacteria/ml, were collected for this study. Thirty-three samples from 30 patients (female: 21, mate: nine; median age: 60 years, range: 23-91 years) met these criteria and were subjected to PCR for detection of M. hominis and U. urealyticum, respectively. Results. M. hominis and U. urealyticum were detected in 2 (7%) and 6 samples (20%), respectively. With regard to the underlying diseases of the patients, glomerulonephritis was significantly associated with the detection of urogenital mycoplasmas (p=0.02). Conclusion. The prevalence of M. hominis and U. urealyticum, found in this study corresponds to the expected prevalence in the general population. This finding does not indicate an association of sterile pyuria with urogenital mycoplasma infection/colonization. (c) 2004 The British Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Find related publications in this database (using NLM MeSH Indexing): Adult -; Aged -; Aged, 80 and over -; Female -; Humans -; Male -; Middle Aged -; Mycoplasma Infections - diagnosis Mycoplasma Infections - epidemiology; Mycoplasma hominis - isolation & purification; Prevalence -; Pyuria - microbiology; Ureaplasma Infections - diagnosis Ureaplasma Infections - epidemiology; Ureaplasma urealyticum - isolation & purification
Find related publications in this database (Keywords): Mycoplasma hominis; Ureaplasma urealyticum; sterile pyuria; Uricult plus (TM); PCR