Detection of several Mycoplasma species at various anatomical sites of homosexual men

In order to determine the colonisation patterns of several Mycoplasma species in homosexual men, urethral, oral and rectal specimens from 10 homosexual men with acute non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) and 18 without NGU were examined using sensitive methods. Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealytic...

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Published in:European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2003-05, Vol.22 (5), p.291-293
Main Authors: TAVLOR-ROBINSON, D, GILROY, C. B, KEANE, F. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Colony Count, Microbial
Homosexuality, Male
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Intestinal Mucosa - microbiology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Mycoplasma - classification
Mycoplasma - isolation & purification
Mycoplasma fermentans
Mycoplasma genitalium
Mycoplasma hominis
Mycoplasma Infections - diagnosis
Mycoplasma penetrans
Pharynx - microbiology
Rectum - microbiology
Sampling Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Specimen Handling
United Kingdom
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Urethra - microbiology
Urethritis - microbiology
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Summary:In order to determine the colonisation patterns of several Mycoplasma species in homosexual men, urethral, oral and rectal specimens from 10 homosexual men with acute non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) and 18 without NGU were examined using sensitive methods. Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum existed in both groups, which is in keeping with previous studies of heterosexual men. Mycoplasma genitalium was detected in the rectum of both NGU-positive and NGU-negative men and in the urethra of one man with chlamydia-negative NGU, but not in those without urethritis. Mycoplasma fermentans was found in the throat and rectum only and Mycoplasma penetrans in all three anatomical sites. In contrast, Mycoplasma pirum was found in the rectum only, that is, in 5 of the 28 men studied. Infrequent examination of this site is a possible explanation for previous failures to detect Mycoplasma pirum at a mucosal surface.
ISSN:0934-9723
1435-4373
DOI:10.1007/s10096-003-0910-x