Clinical significance of ureaplasmas in urogenital pathology

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The clinical significance of Ureaplasmas in urogenital pathology is reviewed. Ureaplasmas belong to the class Mollicutes. Asymptomatic carriage of these bacteria is common, and most individuals do not develop disease. Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum are sexually transmitted bacteria among humans implicated in a variety of disease states including but not limited to: nongonococcal urethritis, adverse pregnancy outcomes, chorioamnionitis, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in neonates. U. urealyticum has been associated with urethritis in men and is revealed in a high concentration that confirms its etiological role in the disease. Men with a high U. urealyticum load are considered for treatment, however, the data on the therapy efficiency have been insufficient so far. In symptomatic women, bacterial vaginosis should always be tested for, and the corresponding therapy should be prescribed in case of positive results.

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Vladimir P. Kovalyk

Research Institute of Pulmonology of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia

Author for correspondence.
Email: kovalyk@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0453-2771
SPIN-code: 6037-2898

PhD, Рrofessor of the Department of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology

Russian Federation, 91, Volokolamskoe sh., Moscow, 125371

Elena V. Vladimirova

Research Institute of Pulmonology of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia

Email: wellena@list.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4123-4204
SPIN-code: 6569-8007

канд. мед. наук, доцент, зав. кафедрой дерматовенерологии и косметологии

Russian Federation, 91, Volokolamskoe sh., Moscow, 125371

Tayana V. Rubasheva

Research Institute of Pulmonology of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia

Email: rubashevatanya@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5816-5567
SPIN-code: 5133-6566

канд. мед. наук, доцент кафедры дерматовенерологии и косметологии

Russian Federation, 91, Volokolamskoe sh., Moscow, 125371

Natalia S. Sirmays

Research Institute of Pulmonology of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia

Email: natsirmais@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0162-132X
SPIN-code: 1749-3376

канд. мед. наук, доцент кафедры дерматовенерологии и косметологии

Russian Federation, 91, Volokolamskoe sh., Moscow, 125371

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