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In vitro antimicrobial profile of Ureaplasma urealyticum from genital tract of childbearing-aged women in Northern and Southern Italy.
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APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica [APMIS] 2014 Jun; Vol. 122 (6), pp. 552-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Sep 30. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Ureaplasma urealyticum is an opportunistic pathogen during pregnancy and in newborns. Other clinical problems related to U. urealyticum infections are: no susceptibility to cell wall-active drugs, limits of antibiotic treatment in pregnancy, and spread of antimicrobial resistance. In addition, the results of antimicrobial susceptibility against U. urealyticum from various countries are few and controversial. The antimicrobial susceptibility of U. urealyticum, isolated from cervical swabs and collected from outpatient childbearing-aged women in Italy from 2009 to 2012, was performed against fluoroquinolones, macrolides, streptogramin and tetracyclines, using an available biochemical commercial kit and a specific solid culture medium, to improve the therapeutic management of these pathogenic agents. Ureaplasma urealyticum was detected in 49.4% of samples, but significant bacterial load was revealed in 29.8%. In vitro tetracyclines showed the best activity against U. urealyticum, followed by streptogramin, macrolides, and fluoroquinolones.<br /> (© 2013 APMIS. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Bacterial Load
Cervix Uteri microbiology
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Italy
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Opportunistic Infections complications
Opportunistic Infections drug therapy
Opportunistic Infections microbiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious drug therapy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious microbiology
Tetracyclines pharmacology
Ureaplasma Infections complications
Ureaplasma urealyticum pathogenicity
Uterine Cervicitis complications
Young Adult
Ureaplasma Infections drug therapy
Ureaplasma Infections microbiology
Ureaplasma urealyticum drug effects
Ureaplasma urealyticum isolation & purification
Uterine Cervicitis drug therapy
Uterine Cervicitis microbiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1600-0463
- Volume :
- 122
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24106832
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apm.12184