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K.d. Allen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Mycoplasma hominis abscess secondary to respiratory tract infection
The Journal of infection, 1994Co-Authors: E.j. Ridgway, K.d. AllenAbstract:Summary We report a case of subcutaneous abscess caused by Mycoplasma hominis which we believe arose due to seeding of a haematoma during a bacteraemic respiratory tract infection.
Dan Hellberg - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Vaginal flora changes associated with Mycoplasma hominis
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1997Co-Authors: Per-anders Mårdh, Salaheldin Elshibly, Ingegerd Kallings, Dan HellbergAbstract:OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate any association between vaginal carriage of Mycoplasma hominis and genital signs and symptoms, other microbial findings, and some risk behavior factors in women with and without bacterial vaginosis. STUDY DESIGN: Women who had attended two family planning clinics and a youth clinic for contraceptive advice were divided depending on the result of vaginal culture for Mycoplasma hominis and the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis. The study population included 123 (12.3%) women who harbored Mycoplasma hominis. Those 873 (87.7%) with a negative culture for Mycoplasma hominis served as a comparison group. In the former group, 50 (40.7%) had bacterial vaginosis, which was also the case in 81 (9.3%) of the women in the comparison group. The groups were compared with regard to genital signs and symptoms, results of vaginal wet smear microscopy and other office tests, vaginal flora changes as detected by culture, and other means and detection of sexually transmitted diseases. Any history of sexually transmitted diseases and other genital infections, reproductive history, use of oral contraceptives, and smoking habits were registered. RESULTS: Women who harbored Mycoplasma hominis had significantly more often complained of a fishy odor, had a positive amine test, a vaginal pH > 4.7, and clue cells than did the comparison group; all these statements were true before and after bacterial vaginosis had been excluded. Vaginal discharge was not significantly more often complained of, and a pathologic discharge was not more often detected in the Mycoplasma hominis carriers. Ureaplasma urealyticum occurred in 75% of the Mycoplasma hominis-positive women and in 59% of the comparison group (p = 0.001). The leukocyte/epithelial cell ratio did not differ significantly from that of the Mycoplasma hominis culture-negative controls. CONCLUSION: The study suggests that Mycoplasma hominis is associated with a number of genital signs and symptoms even after exclusion of bacterial vaginosis. (Less)
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Vaginal flora changes associated with Mycoplasma hominis.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 1997Co-Authors: Per-anders Mårdh, Salaheldin Elshibly, Ingegerd Kallings, Dan HellbergAbstract:The aim of this study was to investigate any association between vaginal carriage of Mycoplasma hominis and genital signs and symptoms, other microbial findings, and some risk behavior factors in women with and without bacterial vaginosis. Women who had attended two family planning clinics and a youth clinic for contraceptive advice were divided depending on the result of vaginal culture for Mycoplasma hominis and the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis. The study population included 123 (12.3%) women who harbored Mycoplasma hominis. Those 873 (87.7%) with a negative culture for Mycoplasma hominis served as a comparison group. In the former group, 50 (40.7%) had bacterial vaginosis, which was also the case in 81 (9.3%) of the women in the comparison group. The groups were compared with regard to genital signs and symptoms, results of vaginal wet smear microscopy and other office tests, vaginal flora changes as detected by culture, and other means and detection of sexually transmitted diseases. Any history of sexually transmitted diseases and other genital infections, reproductive history, use of oral contraceptives, and smoking habits were registered. Women who harbored Mycoplasma hominis had significantly more often complained of a fishy odor, had a positive amine test, a vaginal pH > 4.7, and clue cells than did the comparison group; all these statements were true before and after bacterial vaginosis had been excluded. Vaginal discharge was not significantly more often complained of, and a pathologic discharge was not more often detected in the Mycoplasma hominis carriers. Ureaplasma urealyticum occurred in 75% of the Mycoplasma hominis-positive women and in 59% of the comparison group (p = 0.001). The leukocyte/epithelial cell ratio did not differ significantly from that of the Mycoplasma hominis culture-negative controls. The study suggests that Mycoplasma hominis is associated with a number of genital signs and symptoms even after exclusion of bacterial vaginosis.
E.j. Ridgway - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Mycoplasma hominis abscess secondary to respiratory tract infection
The Journal of infection, 1994Co-Authors: E.j. Ridgway, K.d. AllenAbstract:Summary We report a case of subcutaneous abscess caused by Mycoplasma hominis which we believe arose due to seeding of a haematoma during a bacteraemic respiratory tract infection.
Per-anders Mårdh - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Vaginal flora changes associated with Mycoplasma hominis
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1997Co-Authors: Per-anders Mårdh, Salaheldin Elshibly, Ingegerd Kallings, Dan HellbergAbstract:OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate any association between vaginal carriage of Mycoplasma hominis and genital signs and symptoms, other microbial findings, and some risk behavior factors in women with and without bacterial vaginosis. STUDY DESIGN: Women who had attended two family planning clinics and a youth clinic for contraceptive advice were divided depending on the result of vaginal culture for Mycoplasma hominis and the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis. The study population included 123 (12.3%) women who harbored Mycoplasma hominis. Those 873 (87.7%) with a negative culture for Mycoplasma hominis served as a comparison group. In the former group, 50 (40.7%) had bacterial vaginosis, which was also the case in 81 (9.3%) of the women in the comparison group. The groups were compared with regard to genital signs and symptoms, results of vaginal wet smear microscopy and other office tests, vaginal flora changes as detected by culture, and other means and detection of sexually transmitted diseases. Any history of sexually transmitted diseases and other genital infections, reproductive history, use of oral contraceptives, and smoking habits were registered. RESULTS: Women who harbored Mycoplasma hominis had significantly more often complained of a fishy odor, had a positive amine test, a vaginal pH > 4.7, and clue cells than did the comparison group; all these statements were true before and after bacterial vaginosis had been excluded. Vaginal discharge was not significantly more often complained of, and a pathologic discharge was not more often detected in the Mycoplasma hominis carriers. Ureaplasma urealyticum occurred in 75% of the Mycoplasma hominis-positive women and in 59% of the comparison group (p = 0.001). The leukocyte/epithelial cell ratio did not differ significantly from that of the Mycoplasma hominis culture-negative controls. CONCLUSION: The study suggests that Mycoplasma hominis is associated with a number of genital signs and symptoms even after exclusion of bacterial vaginosis. (Less)
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Vaginal flora changes associated with Mycoplasma hominis.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 1997Co-Authors: Per-anders Mårdh, Salaheldin Elshibly, Ingegerd Kallings, Dan HellbergAbstract:The aim of this study was to investigate any association between vaginal carriage of Mycoplasma hominis and genital signs and symptoms, other microbial findings, and some risk behavior factors in women with and without bacterial vaginosis. Women who had attended two family planning clinics and a youth clinic for contraceptive advice were divided depending on the result of vaginal culture for Mycoplasma hominis and the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis. The study population included 123 (12.3%) women who harbored Mycoplasma hominis. Those 873 (87.7%) with a negative culture for Mycoplasma hominis served as a comparison group. In the former group, 50 (40.7%) had bacterial vaginosis, which was also the case in 81 (9.3%) of the women in the comparison group. The groups were compared with regard to genital signs and symptoms, results of vaginal wet smear microscopy and other office tests, vaginal flora changes as detected by culture, and other means and detection of sexually transmitted diseases. Any history of sexually transmitted diseases and other genital infections, reproductive history, use of oral contraceptives, and smoking habits were registered. Women who harbored Mycoplasma hominis had significantly more often complained of a fishy odor, had a positive amine test, a vaginal pH > 4.7, and clue cells than did the comparison group; all these statements were true before and after bacterial vaginosis had been excluded. Vaginal discharge was not significantly more often complained of, and a pathologic discharge was not more often detected in the Mycoplasma hominis carriers. Ureaplasma urealyticum occurred in 75% of the Mycoplasma hominis-positive women and in 59% of the comparison group (p = 0.001). The leukocyte/epithelial cell ratio did not differ significantly from that of the Mycoplasma hominis culture-negative controls. The study suggests that Mycoplasma hominis is associated with a number of genital signs and symptoms even after exclusion of bacterial vaginosis.
David Taylor-robinson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Thoughts about Mycoplasma hominis.
Sexually transmitted infections, 2020Co-Authors: David Taylor-robinsonAbstract:The notion that Mycoplasma hominis is an unimportant micro-organism in the genital tract is not without merit, but certain facts suggest that the topic should be reconsidered. Since M. hominis was isolated about 73 years ago, there have been mixed observations regarding pathogenicity. Nasopharyngeal inoculation of men caused exudative pharyngitis and cervical lymphadenopathy1 and those who had high titres of preinoculation antibody were the least likely to develop …
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Is Mycoplasma hominis a vaginal pathogen
Sexually transmitted infections, 2001Co-Authors: David Taylor-robinson, Isobel J. RosensteinAbstract:Editor,—We would like to comment on the study by Arya and colleagues1 in which they failed to find evidence for Mycoplasma hominis being pathogenic in the vagina, or otherwise contributing to bacterial vaginosis (BV). They mentioned the 21 year old review of Taylor-Robinson and McCormack2 who surmised that M hominis might act in symbiosis with other organisms or as a sole pathogen in BV. The latter was referred to as non-specific vaginitis or Gardnerella associated vaginitis at that time, the term BV being used from about 1984. Since then, much has been learned about the vaginal microflora in health and disease, but …
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Common variable immunodeficiency presenting as a Mycoplasma hominis septic arthritis.
The Journal of infection, 1996Co-Authors: A. Steuer, David Taylor-robinson, P.m. Furr, A. Franz, A.d.b. Webster, G.r.v. HughesAbstract:A case is reported of common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) presenting as an acute septic arthritis due to Mycoplasma hominis . The diagnosis was not considered until the hypogammaglobulinaemia was discovered and the synovial fluid cultured specifically for Mycoplasmas. The importance of diagnosing immunodeficiency states and searching for Mycoplasmas in ‘bacteriologically culture negative' cases is emphasized.
