https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2015.4951

Prevalence of Ureaplasma parvum in the area of Prato, Italy

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2015)
Submitted: 12 January 2015
Accepted: 29 May 2015
Published: 18 June 2015
Urogenital, ureaplasma, infection, prevalence
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Tamara Brunelli
tbrunelli@usl4.toscana.it
Chemical Clinical Analysis and Microbiology, Santo Stefano Hospital, Prato, Italy.
Antonella Conti
Chemical Clinical Analysis and Microbiology, Santo Stefano Hospital, Prato, Italy.
Patrizia Miglietta
Chemical Clinical Analysis and Microbiology, Santo Stefano Hospital, Prato, Italy.
Elisa Rovinati
Chemical Clinical Analysis and Microbiology, Santo Stefano Hospital, Prato, Italy.
Daniele Ferri
Chemical Clinical Analysis and Microbiology, Santo Stefano Hospital, Prato, Italy.
Patrizia Casprini
Chemical Clinical Analysis and Microbiology, Santo Stefano Hospital, Prato, Italy.
Roberto Degl'Innocenti
Chemical Clinical Analysis and Microbiology, Santo Stefano Hospital, Prato, Italy.
In this study, the prevalence of Ureaplasma parvum in the area of Prato (Italy) was investigated. Samples from 1197 consecutive patients were analyzed. Our results showed that the prevalence of U. parvum was 33.6%, with a higher percentage in females than in males (40.6% vs 9%). In addition, the prevalence of U. parvum was significantly lower in older patients.

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Brunelli, T., Conti, A., Miglietta, P., Rovinati, E., Ferri, D., Casprini, P., & Degl’Innocenti, R. (2015). Prevalence of Ureaplasma parvum in the area of Prato, Italy. Microbiologia Medica, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2015.4951

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