Abstract
In a study of 50 women of child-bearing age, half of whom had infertility problems, it was demonstrated that the infertile group more commonly yielded Ureaplasma urealyticum on culture (84% versus 60%), had more than twice the recoveries from the endocervical canal than fertile women had (80% versus 36%), and grew a much higher log number of T mycoplasma from this locus. No particular serotype predominated as an isolate from infertile women in this study, although antisera to serotype 3 inhibited growth of most of the T mycoplasma recovered. Strains insensitive to erythromycin were recoverable from more than half of the fertile women. Of 143 patients without fertility problems there was no significant difference in Urea-plasma isolation between women who used an intra-uterine device (IUD) and those who did not.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 558-561 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Obstetrics and gynecology |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 5 |
State | Published - Nov 1979 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology