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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2020

Recent clinical relevance of mono-genital colonization/infection by Ureaplasma parvum.

Víctor Siles-Guerrero, Inmaculada Cardona-Benavides, Carmen Liébana-Martos, Fernando Vázquez-Alonso, Manuela Expósito-Ruiz, José María Navarro-Marí, José Gutiérrez-Fernández

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Beyond the Urogenital Tract, the Role ofDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  2. [Antibiotic resistance changes in episodes of symptomatic bacteriospermia: development in a health area of southeast Spain].Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Víctor Siles-GuerreroDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada-Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada.ibs, Granada, Spain.
Inmaculada Cardona-BenavidesDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada, ibs Granada, Granada, Spain.
Carmen Liébana-MartosDepartment of Microbiology, University Hospital Ciudad de Jaén -Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada, ibs Granada, Jaén, Spain.
Fernando Vázquez-AlonsoDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves-Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada, ibs Granada, Granada, Spain.
Manuela Expósito-RuizResearch and Biostatistics Methodology Unit, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada, ibs Granada, Granada, Spain.
José María Navarro-MaríDepartment of Microbiology, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves-Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada, ibs Granada, Granada, Spain.
José Gutiérrez-FernándezDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada-Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada.ibs, Granada, Spain. josegf@ugr.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6146-9740
Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada · ESUniversidad de Granada · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ureaplasma parvum is the most prevalent genital mycoplasma in women of childbearing age. There is debate around the relevance of its presence in male or female genitals for disease development and as a cofactor. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of colonization/infection by U. parvum and its possible relationship with reproductive tract infections. We retrospectively analyzed the presence of U. parvum in patients referred by specialist clinicians for suspicion of genitourinary tract infection. U. parvum was detected in 23.8% of samples, significantly more frequently in females (39.9%) than in males (6%). Among the males, U. parvum was found alone in 68.4% of episodes, with Ct < 30. Among the females, U. parvum was detected in 88.6% of cases, with Ct < 30, including 22 cases with premature rupture of membranes and 6 cases with threat of preterm labor. Co-infection was significantly more frequent in females (62.6%) than in males (31.6%). Given the high prevalence of U. parvum as sole isolate in males and females with genitourinary symptoms, it should be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of genital infections, although its pathogenic role in some diseases has not been fully elucidated.

Indexed as

AdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrevalenceReproductive Tract InfectionsSex FactorsSpainUreaplasmaUreaplasma InfectionsYoung AdultEmerging infectionGenital infectionUreaplasma parvum

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PMID32436116
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