DISEASES OF MYCOPLASMS

Table 4

    DISEASE OR SYMPTOM

AGENT

HOST

Primary atypical pneumonia

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Man

Genital infection

Mycoplasma genitalium

Man

Rheumatoid arthritis

Mycoplasma fermentans

Man *

Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)

Ureaplasma urealyticum

Man *

Stillbirth

Mycoplasma hominis

Man *

Spontaneous abortion

Mycoplasma hominis

Man *

Infertility

Mycoplasma hominis

Man *

* There is some evidence that these diseases are caused by mycoplasma, but the etiology has not been proven.

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