Are Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum Associated With Specific Genital Symptoms and Clinical Signs in Nonpregnant Women?

Erica L PlummerLenka A VodstrcilKaveesha BodiyabaduGerald L MurrayMichelle DoyleRosie L LatimerChristopher K FairleyMatthew PayneEric P F ChowSuzanne M GarlandCatriona S Bradshaw

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)

Only M. hominis was associated with symptoms/signs, and these were manifestations of BV. Importantly, M. hominis was not associated with symptoms/signs in women without BV. These findings do not support routine testing for M. hominis, U. urealyticum, and U. parvum in nonpregnant women.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
cervical cancer screening
sleep quality
type diabetes
clinical practice
depressive symptoms
respiratory tract