Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis isolation from cervical secretions of pregnant women and nasopharyngeal secretions of their babies at delivery.
BACKGROUND
A prospective study was carried out at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur to determine the cervical carriage rate of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis among healthy pregnant women at delivery and the incidence of nasopharyngeal colonisation among their infants.


METHODS
Sixty mother and baby pairs were examined.


RESULTS
Cervical colonisation among the mothers was found to be 56.7% for U.urealyticum and 17.7% for M.hominis. The transmission rate to their infants was 88.2% and 30% for U.urealyticum and M.hominis respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
There was no statistically significant difference in the maternal colonisation rates according to ethnic group, parity and past history of abortion. All U.urealyticum isolates in our study were sensitive to erythromycin but about one-third were resistant to tetracycline and ciprofloxacin and 26.5% were resistant to minocycline.
Chua
K B
KB
Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Ngeow
Y F
YF
Ng
K B
KB
Chye
J K
JK
Lim
C T
CT
D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*