Genital Mycoplasma and Chlamydia trachomatis infections in patients with genital tract infections attending a tertiary care hospital of North India

• Published in: Indian journal of pathology & microbiology Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 194 - 196
• Main Authors: Saigal, Karnika, Dhawan, Benu, Rawre, Jyoti, Khanna, Neena, Chaudhry, Rama
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications 01.04.2016; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Causes of; Chlamydia trachomatis; Chlamydia trachomatis - isolation & purification; Chlamydia trachomatis, genital mycoplasmas, genital tract infections; Forecasts and trends; Humans; Identification and classification; India; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Mycoplasma; Mycoplasma - drug effects; Mycoplasma - isolation & purification; Pathogenic microorganisms; Prevalence; Public health administration; Reproductive Tract Infections - epidemiology; Reproductive Tract Infections - microbiology; Tertiary Care Centers; Ureaplasma; Ureaplasma - drug effects; Ureaplasma - isolation & purification; Ureaplasma parvum; Urogenital diseases; India; genital mycoplasmas; genital tract infections; Chlamydia trachomatis

Limited data are available on the prevalence of genital mycoplasmas and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) among Indian patients with genital tract infections. The objectives of the study were to determine the prevalence of Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU), Mycoplasma hominis (MH), Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), an...