The frequency of detection and morbidity in children born to mothers infected with ureaplasmas

The result of our investigations have shown that the determination of Ureaplasma urealyticum infection among pregnant women has recently increased. There is an enlargement of the number of women, who have got this infection after treatment. In this case more than 20% children have got Ureaplasma urealyticum and every fifth of them has clinical manifestation of intrauterine infection. But Ureaplasma urealyticum do not play important role in etiology of intrauterine infection. In most of cases CMV, Herpes I, II, Chlamydia trachomatis and Streptococcus В where etiological reason. May be Ureaplasma urealyticum call out pathological immune reactions in placenta and in the organism of a child. In its turn it stimulates active colonization of other pathogens. Presently the treatment of children who have Ureaplasma urealyticum is carried out only if there is clinical realization of infection. The question about the treatment of latent forms of Ureaplasma urealyticum infection needs farthest investigations of the influence of Ureaplasma urealyticum in the health of children of early age.