Search for the presence of six Mycoplasma species in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of subjects seropositive and seronegative for human immunodeficiency virus.
The prevalence of Mycoplasma fermentans, Mycoplasma pirum, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Mycoplasma hominis, and Mycoplasma penetrans was investigated by using specific PCR assays with peripheral blood mononuclear cells from subjects infected or not infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Only M. fermentans was detected in 5.8% of 154 HIV-seropositive and 11.1% of 90 HIV-seronegative subjects.
Kovacic
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Unité d'Oncologie Virale, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
Launay
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V
Tuppin
P
P
Lafeuillade
A
A
Feuillie
V
V
Montagnier
L
L
Grau
O
O
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D016858:Mycoplasma fermentans / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013045:Species Specificity
D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial