title: [Frequency of isolation of Ureaplasma urealyticum in an open population from southern Mexico City].
abstract: Vaginal cultures for Ureaplasma urealyticum and confidential questionnaires were obtained from women with signs and symptoms of vaginitis who consulted a physician at a Primary Health Center, Tlalpan, D.F., México. In all 220 women were studied, 50 (22.7%) of whom were colonized with Ureaplasma urealyticum, statistical analysis (X2) showed there was no association between colonization with Ureaplasma urealyticum, and age, pregnancy, and other but there was association between colonization with Ureaplasma urealyticum and the number of pregnancies and no birth control method use.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Familiar, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, México, D.F., Mexico.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González Pedraza
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Catalina Ortiz-Zaragoza
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Inzunza-Montiel
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Ponce-Rosas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003267:Contraception; D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014247:Trichomonas Vaginitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Frecuencia de aislamiento de Ureaplasma urealyticum en una población abierta del sur de la ciudad de México.