title: [A study on serotypes of U. urealyticum isolated from different populations].
abstract: This is a study on serotypes 1-14 Ureaplasma urealyticum (Uu) infections of genitourinary in different populations. The results show that 1) the Uu infection rate is the highest in sexually promiscuous persons with STDs (78/115, 67.83%), lesser in both sexually promiscuous persons without STDs (97/185, 52.43%) and in general population with common genitourinary infections (84/180, 46.67%), and the lowest in healthy controls (73/320, 22.81%); 2) all of the 14 serotypes and untypeable Uu infections existed in China are identified; 3) the relationship between Uu 1 and 4 serotype and infections is stronger, but medium strong in 2, 8 and 10 serotype, whereas, 3, 9 and 14 serotype are major colonizational strains; 4) multi-serotypes infections are closely associated with sexually promiscuous behaviour.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Epidemiology, Nanjing Railway Medical College.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012703:Serotyping; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000382:microbiology; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000382:microbiology*