Ureaplasma infection | |
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Classification and external resources | |
eMedicine | med/2340 |
MeSH | D016869 |
Ureaplasma infection is an infection by two species in the genus Ureaplasma, Infections caused Ureaplasma urealyticum are more common than infections caused by Ureaplasma parvum. Ureaplama infection is not a sexually transmitted infection. Ureaplasma is found naturally in the vagina.
This infection can also be transmitted vertically from an infected mother to her child before or after birth.[medical citation needed] Ureaplasma spp are not part of the healthy, female vaginal microbiota. Infection with this bacterium is one cause of bacterial vaginosis and pelvic inflammatory disease.[1][2][3] It is a significant cause of non-gonococcal urethritis.[4]
References
- ^ Clark, Natalie; Tal, Reshef; Sharma, Harsha; Segars, James (2014). "Microbiota and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease". Seminars in Reproductive Medicine 32 (01): 043–049. doi:10.1055/s-0033-1361822. ISSN 1526-8004. PMC 4148456. PMID 24390920.
- ^ "What are the symptoms of bacterial vaginosis?". NICHD. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Larsen, Bryan; Hwang, Joseph (2010). "Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Fresh Look". Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010: 1–7. doi:10.1155/2010/521921. ISSN 1064-7449.
- ^ Burstein GR, Zenilman JM (January 1999). "Nongonococcal urethritis—a new paradigm". Clinical Infectious Diseases 28 (Suppl 1): S66–73. doi:10.1086/514728. PMID 10028111.
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