Detection and biovar discrimination of Ureaplasma urealyticum in Indian patients with genital tract infections.
Prevalence of the 2 ureaplasma biovars was estimated in patients with genital tract infections by polymerase chain reaction targeting the urease and multiple-banded antigen gene. Ureaplasma was more frequently isolated in symptomatic than asymptomatic subjects (48% versus 22%) (P=0.001). Biovar 1 was predominant; however, there was no difference in the distribution of the 2 biovars between the symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects.
Gupta
Vikas
V
Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-29, India.
Dhawan
Benu
B
Khanna
Neena
N
Agarwal
Nutan
N
Bhattacharya
Sambit Nath
SN
Sreenivas
Vishnubhatla
V
Chaudhry
Rama
R
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014510:Urease / Q000235:genetics
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C089269:multiple-banded antigen, Ureaplasma; D014510:Urease