title: Mycoplasmas and Non-gonococcal Urethritis.
abstract: A total of 692 heterosexual males which included 130 men with non-gonoccal urethritis (NGU) and 562 age-matched controls, were studied. Mycoplasmas were cultivated in liquid PPLO medium tubes containing arionine and urea. Mycoplasmas were isolated in 24 (18.59o) of the 130 patients and 76 (13.60/o) of the 562 controls. Ureaplasma urealyticum was isolated in 18 (13.9%) gatients with NGU and in 21 (3.8%) controls. Mycoplasma hominiq was isolated in 6 (4.6%) patientuft NGU and in 55 (9.8%) controls. Ureaplasma urealyticurm has a definite in NGU.
authors.forename: Bhushan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Vinod K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Meera
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma