Hernández GMF, Rivera TJA, Enríquez García AB

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

The isolation of mycoplasmas in the urogenital system has been related to human sexual activity. However, their study has focused on patients suffering from some type of disease, this despite the fact that they are part of the normal human genital microbiota.
Objective: estimate the prevalence of Mycoplasma spp. and Ureaplasma spp. in a healthy sexually active university population, as well as to determine which factors related to their sexual life increase the probability of a positive diagnosis of these bacteria.
Methodology: the diagnosis of Mycoplasma spp. and Ureaplasma spp. was done by culturing urine samples provided by the participants, using Eaton and Urea culture media, respectively. The samples were processed by pcr as a complementary method. The diagnosis of both bacteria was compared between men and women through a chi-square test, and the factors of the participants’ sex life influencing the diagnosis of these bacteria were determined through a logistic regression (one test per bacterial gender).
Results: the prevalence of Mycoplasma spp. in the participants was 38.18%. There is no predisposition in its prevalence with respect to gender (man or woman) and no factor had a significant effect on its diagnosis. On the other hand, the prevalence of Ureaplasma spp. in the participants was 32.25%. Women (47.72%) showed a higher prevalence of this bacteria (p ‹0.05), with the number of sexual partners, alcohol consumption and gender being factors that influenced its diagnosis.
Conclusion: the Mycoplasma spp. genus did not show a predisposition in its prevalence with respect to sex and no factor was related to its diagnosis. The prevalence of Ureaplasma spp. is higher in women, the number of sexual partners, alcohol consumption and sex were the only factors related to its diagnosis.

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