Mycoplasma genitalium and male urogenital diseases: An update.
- Author:
Wei LIU
1
;
Ying-Yi LI
1
;
Xue-Jun SHANG
2
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Baoji People's Hospital, Baoji, Shaanxi 721000, China.
2. Department of Andrology, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
infection;
male;
urogenital disease;
Mycoplasma genitalium
- MeSH:
Balanitis;
microbiology;
China;
Epididymitis;
microbiology;
HIV Infections;
microbiology;
Humans;
Male;
Male Urogenital Diseases;
microbiology;
Mycoplasma Infections;
Mycoplasma genitalium;
Urethritis;
microbiology
- From:
National Journal of Andrology
2018;24(7):645-650
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) was first isolated by Tully from the urinary tract of the male patient with non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) in 1981. MG is extremely difficult to be cultured and was rarely studied until the development and application of molecular biology technology. The research on MG in China is still in the primary stage. However, relevant studies abroad have found that it is an important pathogen causing human genitourinary tract infection and spreading worldwide. Male MG infection is reportedly related to NGU, prostatitis, epididymitis, balanoposthitis, male HIV infection, and male infertility. This review outlines the advances in the studies of MG in male urogenital diseases.
