Mycoplasma Mastitis: Facts Every Producer Should Know With the ongoing expansion of dairy operations and the rapid transit of heifers across the U.S., Mycoplasma mastitis has become a herd health issue that no one can afford to ignore. No effective treatment exists for this form of mastitis and infected cows are considered positive for life. An opportunistic organism, Mycoplasma bovis frequentl...

All children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection showed a significant response in IgG immunofluorescent (IMF) antibody titers, which were similar to that of complement-fixing (CF) antibody titers. However, there was a certain degree of variation in IgM IMF antibody response and its persistence. This variation also occurred in cases with pre-existing specific antibodies and good CF and IgG IMF ...

hydrates in the 2 API kits, except for ribose, maltose, glucose, and sucrose. Discrepancies in results between the 2 test kits were seen with ribose in 1 isolate (M398) and maltose in 2 isolates (M124 and M397). One isolate (M380) did not hydrolyze hippurate but produced acid from trehalose and xylose. This isolate was also α-galactosidase positive, a result different from that of the type stra...

Mycoplasma synoviae (M. synoviae) is a major worldwide poultry pathogen that causes serious economic losses in the poultry industry. This study was designed to detect M. synoviae through culture isolation and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to demonstrated the involvement of M. synoviae infection in trachea and the lung/air sac samples taken from commercial broiler chicken farms in 3 m...

The organism Mycoplasma pneumoniae is responsible for both upper and lower respiratory infections in man. ?n 1974 and 1975 there was an epidemic of mycoplasma infection in the British Isles and many cases Were indentified in the Bristol area. It is certain that many were not diagnosed and that appropriate treatment was not given. It therefore seems opportune to review the features of this infec...

Mycoplasma genitalium infection contributes to 10-35% of non-chlamydial non-gonococcal urethritis in men. In women, M. genitalium is associated with cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Transmission of M. genitalium occurs through direct mucosal contact. Asymptomatic infections are frequent. In women, symptoms include vaginal discharge, dysuria or symptoms of PID - abdominal pain a...

We present a case of a lung abscess in a child 6-year-old admitted with a history of right hemithorax pain lasting for 15 days and the onset of mild fever in the last two days. Etiological research showed positivity of IgM antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae after seven days of admission. The child has been successfully treated with antibiotic therapy, without the use of macrolides, for a durat...

In one year Mycoplasma hominis was isolated from 8 out of 250 clinically infected eyes of newborn infants. This infection occurred in only a small proportion of babies whose mothers carried the organism in the vagina. Probably mycoplasma infection of the eye in neonates is commoner than is realized.

Haemotrophic mycoplasmas (HM) are parasites on the surface of red blood cells and known to infect a wide range of animals. However, there are no previous evidences of HM infections in horses. In this study HM were detected for the first time in the blood of two horses suffering from poor performance, apathy, weight loss, and anaemia. Using a HM specific PCR assay and subsequent sequencing the i...

Mycoplasma pneumoniae primarily causes respiratory tract infections. Extrapulmonary manifestations are seen in 20-25% of cases. Cardiac involvement is rarely reported. We present a unique case of a pericardial mass and cardiac tamponade associated with a Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. This required emergency pericardial fenestration. The patient improved dramatically postoperatively on antibi...