A Review on Ureaplasma urealyticum
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Ureaplasma urealyticum and other ureaplasma species are bacteria that are typically sexually transmitted. Ureaplasma is one of the most common infections in sexually-active men and women. Ureaplasma belongs to the family Mycoplasmataceae, class Mollicutes order Mycoplasmatales. Ureaplasma urealyticum are some of the smallest known organisms that can self-replicate on laboratory media. Ureaplasma has been implicated in neonatal morbidity and mortality including congenital pneumonia, preterm delivery, low birth weight and intrauterine growth retardation. If cervical cultures for ureaplasma and mycoplasma are positive, both the patient and her sexual partner are usually treated with antibiotics such as doxycycline. Ureaplasma urealyticum can be transmitted in various ways, including directly by sexual transmission through direct contact between couples, vertically from mother to offspring, through hospital-acquired infections from transplanted tissues, or through unprotected sexual contact with an infected person, whether vaginal, oral or anal. Ureaplasma spp. genital infections have been reported with an increasing frequency in HIV-infected patients.
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Obeagu Emmanuel Ifeanyi
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