Ureaplasma urealyticum organisms (ureaplasmas) were isolated from the urethra and epididymal aspirate of a man aged 24 who had acute right sided epididymitis. No other microorganisms were detected, and he had no chlamydial antibody response. A fourfold antibody response to the epididymal ureaplasma isolate was detected by two methods, however, and the patient responded clinically to doxycycline...

Twelve avian diseases are listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), although more than 100 infectious diseases have been described in commercial poultry. This article summarises a recent assessment of the biosecurity risks posed by non-listed avian diseases associated with imports of chilled or frozen chicken meat and meat products into New Zealand. Following the guidelines desc...

INTRODUCTION Studies that compare the impact of different infectious entities of the male reproductive tract (MRT) on the male accessory gland function are controversial. MATERIALS AND METHODS Semen analyses of 71 patients with proven infections of the MRT were compared with the results of 40 healthy non-infected volunteers. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to their diagnosis: ch...

TOPIC: Transplantation TYPE: Fellow Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Hyperammonemia is an uncommon but ominous complication among patients with lung transplantation (LT). Herein, we report a case of severe hyperammonemia difficult to manage seizures secondary ureaplasma infection. CASE PRESENTATION: A 68-year-old female chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis underwent bilateral LT. Peri-operative proph...

OBJECTIVE The genital mycoplasmas (Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum) and Chlamydia trachomatis have been implicated as possible etiologic factors in infertility. Their role in patients with infertility needs to be further defined. METHODS Seventy-nine infertile patients underwent laparoscopy with cultures obtained for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, and Ure...

In this study, the phylogenetic relationships between the two biovars and 14 serovars of Ureaplasma urealyticum were studied using the sequences of four different genes or genetic regions, namely: 16S rRNA genes; 16S-23S rRNA gene spacer regions; urease gene subunits ureA, ureB, partial ureC and adjoining regions upstream of ureA, ureA-ureB spacer and ureB-ureC spacer; the 5'-ends of the multip...