title: The prevalence of six species of Mycoplasmataceae in an HIV/AIDS population in Jiangsu Province, China.
abstract: This study employed culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to examine the prevalence of Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma fermentans, Mycoplasma penetrans and Mycoplasma pirum in 210 HIV/AIDS patients, 455 sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic attendees and 245 healthy volunteers from first-void urine specimens for men and endocervical swabs for women. U. urealyticum and M. hominis were detected in 107 (51.0%) and 69 (32.9%) patients in the HIV/AIDS group. At least one of the other four organisms was detected in 34 (16.2%) HIV/AIDS patients, 29 (6.4%) STI clinic attendees and six (2.5%) healthy volunteers. This study showed that U. urealyticum, M. hominis and M. fermentans were significantly more prevalent in HIV/AIDS patients, as were other mycoplasmas. Our results suggest a possible role for co-infection.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, People’s Republic of China. wangbeilxb@seu.edu.cn
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J-R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: H-T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: C-Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009174:Mycoplasma; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D016858:Mycoplasma fermentans; D045704:Mycoplasma genitalium; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis; D018661:Mycoplasma penetrans; D009178:Mycoplasmataceae; D009180:Mycoplasmatales Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum; D055815:Young Adult