Prostatitis

Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma Infection

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Background

Mycoplasma species are the smallest free-living organisms and lack a cell wall. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a well-established pathogen; it is rarely isolated from healthy persons. Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma species, cause invasive infections in susceptible populations. The 2 Ureaplasma biovars, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum, have now been designated as separate species that affects human.

several other fastidious and slow-growing mycoplasmal organisms, including Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma fermentans, Mycoplasma pirum, and Mycoplasma penetrans.

Frequency

Nongonococcal urethritis is the most common sexually transmitted infection. Ureaplasma species and M genitalium may account for a significant portion of cases that are not due to chlamydiae.