Detection of Ureaplasma biovars and polymerase chain reaction-based subtyping of Ureaplasma parvum in women with or without symptoms of genital infections.

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Ureaplasma parvum colonises human mucosal surfaces, primarily in the urogenital and respiratory tracts, causing a wide spectrum of diseases, from non-gonococcal urethritis to pneumonitis in immunocompromised hosts. Although the basis for these diverse clinical outcomes is not yet understood, it has been suggested that only certain strains of these micro-organisms are disease-associated. The aim of this study was...

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