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Mycoplasmas and Non-gonococcal Urethritis.

Bhushan Kumar, Vinod Sharma, Meera Sharma

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A total of 692 heterosexual males which included 130 men with non-gonoccal urethritis (NGU) and 562 age-matched controls, were studied. Mycoplasmas were cultivated in liquid PPLO medium tubes containing arionine and urea. Mycoplasmas were isolated in 24 (18.59o) of the 130 patients and 76 (13.60/o) of the 562 controls. Ureaplasma urealyticum was isolated in 18 (13.9%) gatients with NGU and in 21 (3.8%) controls. Mycoplasma hominiq was isolated in 6 (4.6%) patientuft NGU and in 55 (9.8%) controls. Ureaplasma urealyticurm has a definite in NGU.

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A total of 692 heterosexual males which included 130 men with non-gonoccal urethritis (NGU) and 562 age-matched controls, were studied. Mycoplasmas were cultivated in liquid PPLO medium tubes containing arionine and urea. Mycoplasmas were isolated in 24 (18.59o) of the 130 patients and 76 (13.60/o) of the 562 controls. Ureaplasma urealyticum was isolated in 18 (13.9%) gatients with NGU and in 21 (3.8%) controls. Mycoplasma hominiq was isolated in 6 (4.6%) patientuft NGU and in 55 (9.8%) controls. Ureaplasma urealyticurm has a definite in NGU.

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A total of 692 heterosexual males which included 130 men with non-gonoccal urethritis (NGU) and 562 age-matched controls, were studied. Mycoplasmas were cultivated in liquid PPLO medium tubes containing arionine and urea. Mycoplasmas were isolated in 24 (18.59o) of the 130 patients and 76 (13.60/o) of the 562 controls. Ureaplasma urealyticum was isolated in 18 (13.9%) gatients with NGU and in 21 (3.8%) controls. Mycoplasma hominiq was isolated in 6 (4.6%) patientuft NGU and in 55 (9.8%) controls. Ureaplasma urealyticurm has a definite in NGU.

Key concepts: Ureaplasma urealyticum, Urethritis, Non-gonococcal urethritis, Ureaplasma, Mycoplasma, Mycoplasma genitalium, Microbiology, Medicine

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