At present, we have no evidence that we are doing more good than harm detecting and
subsequently treating Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma parvum and Ureaplasma …

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a unique bacterium that does not always receive the attention it
merits considering the number of illnesses it causes and the degree of morbidity associated …

The genital mycoplasmas represent a complex and unique group of microorganisms that
have been associated with a wide array of infectious diseases in adults and infants. The lack …

Objectives As pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) aetiology is not completely understood, we
examined the relationship between select novel bacteria, PID and long-term sequelae …

ECOLOGY The scope of mycoplasmology has been con-siderably widened during the last
few years. Not only has the total number of species been brought to over 60 (329), but …

The human Ureaplasma species are the most frequently isolated microorganisms from the
amniotic fluid and placentae of women who deliver preterm and are also associated with …

Background Intrauterine infection accounts for a quarter of the cases of spontaneous
preterm birth; however, at present, it is not possible to efficiently identify pregnant women at …

Mycoplasma hominis was isolated in 1937 from the human genital tract, followed 17 years
later by Ureaplasma urealyticum and 27 years after that by Mycoplasma genitalium. The first …

To examine the association between colonization by two newly classified species of genital
ureaplasmas (Ureaplasma parvum and U. urealyticum) in early pregnancy and subsequent …

Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, and the
human Ureaplasma species are most frequently isolated from the amniotic fluid and …