The serologic and clinical manifestation of infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae were studied in children during the three years from October 1979 to December 1981. Pneumonia was diagnosed in 107 of the 430 patients with lower respiratory tract infections; mycoplasma pneumonia was diagnosed in 52 of these 107 (20 males and 32 females aged one to 14 years). See Fig. 1. By single serology, seropo...

Mycoplasma hominis has been related with pelvic inflammatory illnesses and postpartum and neonatal infections. Extragenital M. hominis infections are rare, but septicemia, septic arthritis, wound infection, meningitis, and other infections in Immunocompromised patients have also been described. Here we report two cases of septic arthritis caused by M. hominis in patients following total knee re...

Objective To find out the incidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in patients with pyrexia of unknown origin. Design Prospective study. Setting University Paediatric Unit, Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya. Method Patients presenting with fever of more than 7 days with no obvious reason for its occurrence (PUO) to University Paediatric Unit, Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya from January to Novemb...

The in vitro susceptibilities of 151 unique clinical isolates of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma fermentans, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Ureaplasma species to DC-159a, an investigational fluoroquinolone, in comparison with those to other agents were determined. Macrolides were the most active agents against M. pneumoniae and M. genitalium, whereas clindamycin was most activ...

Recent studies have been conducted in Brazil using molecular techniques for the detection of hemotrophic mycoplasmas in several mammals. In domestic cats, Mycoplasma haemofelis, "Candidatus M. haemominutum", and "Candidatus M. turicensis" infections have been identified. These species have also been found in free-ranging and captive neotropical felid species. Two canine hemoplasmas, Mycoplasma ...

Mycoplasma hominis is commonly involved in genitourinary tract infections. We report a 59-year-old man who developed a M. hominis-associated mediastinitis following acute tonsillar infection.

Technologies of artificial insemination cattle are actively used in livestock farms Russia. At the same time, quality control semen production does not involve testing bull for microorganisms genus Mycoplasma. The active use molecular genetic methods allows rapid determination and species identification pathogenic mycoplasmas; however, it indicate viability identified pathogen. paper aims to st...

Objective. In connection with the possible relationship between Mycoplasma infection and the onset of asthma, several studies have shown not only a high level of serum total immunoglobulin E (IgE) but also the production of IgE specific to Mycoplasma or common allergens during the course of Mycoplasma infection. It has been suggested that the balance of T helper type 1 (TH1)/T helper type 2 (TH...

The presence of systemic mycoplasmal infections in the blood of Gulf War veterans (n=8) and civilians (n=28) with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and age matched controls (n=70) was investigated by detecting mycoplasma gene sequences with forensic Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and back hybridization with a radiolabeled internal oligonucleotide probe. Almost all ALS patients (30/36 or appr...

Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) is a multifactorial disease complex caused by opportunistic pathogens, classically those members of the genus Moraxella . However, IBK in some situations associated with other potentially pathogenic agents, which include Mycoplasma bovoculi , bovis Ureaplasma diversum herpesviruses, and Chlamydia sp. Ocular infections that may resemble are also Liste...