Higher prevalence of urogenital mycoplasmas in human immunodeficiency virus‐positive patients as compared to patients with other sexually transmitted diseases

摘要

We determined the prevalence of three emergent urogenital mycoplasma species ( , , and ) in comparison to the most common species ( and ). is probably the third most frequent agent of nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) in men. It has been suggested that and play a role in the development of AIDS. We analysed the urine and the urethral swab samples from 106 HIV‐1 infected individuals (HIV group) and 110 HIV‐negative patients with NGU (STD group) by using PCR and culture methods. was detected in 0.9% of the urine and in 1.9% of the urethral samples from the HIV group, compared to 9.1% found only in urethral swab samples from the STD group. was detected in 5.7% urethral swabs from the HIV group and in 0.9% from the STD group. was detected in 6.6% urine samples from the HIV group. and showed infection rates of 7.5 and 18.9% in the HIV group, and 0.9 and 13.6% in the STD group. Overall there was a higher prevalence of mycoplasmas in the HIV group than in the STD group, but the significance of these results remains unclear. J. Clin. Lab. Anal. 14:246–253, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.