title: [Serum detection of human urogenital mycoplasma].
abstract: The authors compared the detection rate of DNA of urogenital Mycoplasmas (Ureaplasma spp. and M. hominis) in the urogenital tract (UGT) and serum samples by polymerase chain reaction. Testing the smears and serum samples from the same patients (n = 112) showed that Ureaplasma was more frequently detected in the UGT smears than in the serum samples. There was the same trend towards M. hominis although the difference was not so significant. Therefore, the detection of these microorganisms in UGT is of more informative value for diagnostic purposes. Examination of the serum samples for these purposes provides useful information in understanding the mechanisms of generalization of Mycoplasma infections and studying the routes and modes of spreading these bacteria in the organism.
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Barkhatova
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Balabanov
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Rakovskaia
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000382:microbiology; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000382:microbiology; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis; D014509:Ureaplasma; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial