Research Article

Prevalence of Certain Urogenital Bacterial Mollicutes in Patients Suffering from Infertility

Table 2

Detection of U. urealyticum, M. genitalium, and M. hominis in different types of specimens.

SpecimenNumber (% out of specimens)U. urealyticum (%)M. genitalium (%)M. hominis (%)Total number of pathogens (%)

Semen57 (51.8)7 (12.3)4 (7)12 (21.1)23 (40.4)
Urine37 (33.6)2 (5.4)2 (5.4)3 (8.1)7 (18.9)
Urine male17 (15.5)2 (11.8)1 (5.9)2 (11.8)5 (29.4)
Urine female20 (18.2)0 (0)1 (5)1 (5)2 (10)
Vaginal swab16 (14.6)2 (12.5)2 (12.5)1 (6.3)5 (31.3)
Total110 (100)11 (10)8 (7.3)16 (14.6)35 (31.8)