Open AccessPrevalence of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma genitalium in men with non-gonococcal urethritis
Author(s) -
Salari Mh,
Abdollah Karimi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/2003.9.3.291
Subject(s) - ureaplasma urealyticum , mycoplasma genitalium , urethritis , mycoplasma hominis , non gonococcal urethritis , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , mycoplasma , significant difference , ureaplasma , gynecology , chlamydia trachomatis , biology
The study in Teheran, Islamic Republic of Iran, investigated the prevalence of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma species in men with non-gonococcal urethritis. Urethral swab samples were collected from 125 cases and 125 healthy men as a control group. The samples were then investigated by culture methods. The rates of detected bacteria in case and control groups were 19.2% and 7.2% for U. urealyticum, 7.2% and 0.8% for M. genitalium, and 2.4% and 1.6% for M. hominis respectively. Statistical analysis showed a significant difference between case and control groups in the prevalence of U. urealyticum and M. genitalium but not M. hominis. It is concluded that in men, U. urealyticum and M. genitalium may have an etiologic role in non-gonococcal urethritis