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Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Ureaplasma urealyticum in asymptomatic women in Northern Greece.

ΤίτλοςPrevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Ureaplasma urealyticum in asymptomatic women in Northern Greece.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsKotrotsiou, T., Exindari M., Diza E., Gioula G., Melidou A., Kaplanis K., & Malisiovas N.
JournalHippokratia
Volume17
Issue4
Pagination319-21
Date Published2013 Oct
ISSN1108-4189
Abstract

AIM: This study attends to determine the prevalence and the antimicrobial susceptibility of Ureaplasma urealyticum in asymptomatic women in Northern Greece.MATERIALS-METHODS: A total of 347 cervical smears were divided into 5 groups according to age. Samples were cultured, Ureaplasma urealyticum isolation was confirmed by the detection of the urease gene and the antimicrobial susceptibility of the isolates to 9 commercially available antibiotics was determined.RESULTS: Fifty-six (16.13%) samples were found positive. Women >60 years old were rarely infected. Only 9 (16.07%) isolates were susceptible to all antimicrobials tested. Thirteen isolates were resistant and 34 intermediately resistant to ciprofloxacin, two resistant and 29 intermediately resistant to ofloxacin, three intermediately resistant to macrolides, while all were susceptible to tetracyclines.CONCLUSIONS: In Northern Greece, 16.13% of asymptomatic women seem to be carriers of Ureaplasma urealyticum mostly in reproductive ages. Almost no resistance to macrolides and tetracyclines has been noticed, while most of the isolates present resistance or moderate sensitivity to quinolones.

Alternate JournalHippokratia
PubMed ID25031509
PubMed Central IDPMC4097411

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