T-Mycoplasmas from Urine and Vaginal Specimens: Decreased Rates of Isolation and Growth in the Presence of Thallium Acetate

There is disagreement in the literature regarding the effect of the bacteriostatic agent, thallium acetate, on the isolation of T-mycoplasmas from clinical material. Therefore, the effect of 0.1 %, 0.05 %, 0.025 %, and 0.02% thallium acetate on the isolation of T-mycoplasmas from vaginal and urine c...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 1972-03, Vol.125 (3), p.318-321
Main Authors: Lee, Yhu-Hsiung, Bailey, Penrhyn E., McCormack, William M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetates
Acetates - pharmacology
Bacteriological Techniques
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Female
Genitalia
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mycoplasma
Mycoplasma - growth & development
Mycoplasma - isolation & purification
Mycoplasma Infections - diagnosis
Penicillin
Specimens
Thallium
Thallium - pharmacology
Ureaplasma
Urethritis
Urine
Urine - microbiology
Vagina - microbiology
Vaginal Diseases - microbiology
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Summary:There is disagreement in the literature regarding the effect of the bacteriostatic agent, thallium acetate, on the isolation of T-mycoplasmas from clinical material. Therefore, the effect of 0.1 %, 0.05 %, 0.025 %, and 0.02% thallium acetate on the isolation of T-mycoplasmas from vaginal and urine cultures was tested. All concentrations tested retarded the growth of T-mycoplasmas and reduced the total number of isolations.
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1093/infdis/125.3.318