RT Book, Section
A1 Riedel, Stefan
A1 Hobden, Jeffery A.
A1 Miller, Steve
A1 Morse, Stephen A.
A1 Mietzner, Timothy A.
A1 Detrick, Barbara
A1 Mitchell, Thomas G.
A1 Sakanari, Judy A.
A1 Hotez, Peter
A1 Mejia, Rojelio
SR Print(0)
ID 1163280926
T1 Mycoplasmas and Cell Wall–Defective Bacteria
T2 Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 28e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260012026
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163280926
RD 2024/04/24
AB There  are  more  than  200  known  species  in  the  class  of  Mollicutes  (cell  wall–free  bacteria).  At  least  16  of  these  species  are  thought  to  be  of  human  origin;  others  have  been  isolated  from  animals  and  plants.  In  humans,  four  species  are  of  primary  importance:  Mycoplasma  pneumoniae  causes  pneumonia  and  has  been  associated  with  joint  and  other  infections.  M.  hominis  sometimes  causes  postpartum  fever  and  has  been  found  with  other  bacteria  in  uterine  tube  infections.  Ureaplasma  urealyticum  is  a  cause  of  nongonococcal  urethritis  in  men  and  is  associated  with  lung  disease  in  premature  infants  of  low  birth  weight.  Mycoplasma  genitalium  is  closely  related  to  M.  pneumoniae  and  has  been  associated  with  urethral  and  other  urogenital  infections.  Other  members  of  the  genus  Mycoplasma  are  pathogens  of  the  respiratory  and  urogenital  tracts  and  joints  of  humans  and  animals.