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Detection of Ureaplasma urealiticum antigen by direct immunofluorescence
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Mycoplasma infection of the urogenital system. Detection of Ureaplasma urealiticum antigen in the material by direct immunofluorescence method
Ureaplasma urealiticum is referred to as mycoplasmas. The name "ureaplasma" comes from the ability of this type of mycoplasma to synthesize the urease enzyme, which cleaves urea with the formation of carbon dioxide and ammonia. Ureaplasma urealyticum causes inflammatory diseases of the urogenital tract and can cause infertility in both men and women. In men, Ureaplasma urealyticum promotes the development of prostatitis, urethritis and affects spermatogenesis, which leads to a decrease in fertility. Infertility of women is caused by inflammatory processes of the genital organs. It should be emphasized that Ureaplasma urealyticum has a significant role in the development of bacterial vaginosis. According to some reports, the incidence of Ureaplasma urealyticum in bacterial vaginosis is 46%. The sampling of the material for the study, its conduct and evaluation of the results is similar to the diagnosis of Mycoplasma hominis.
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