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Pelvic inflammatory disease, also known as pelvic inflammatory disorder (PID), is an infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system, mainly the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, and inside of the pelvis. [5] [2] Often, there may be no symptoms. [1]
The infection caused by this bacterium is called atypical pneumonia because of its protracted course and lack of sputum production and wealth of non-pulmonary symptoms. Chronic Mycoplasma infections have been implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatological diseases. [citation needed]
Mycoplasma hominis is an opportunistic human mycoplasma species residing in the lower urogenital tract. [10] It is a common human urogenital Mycoplasma species that lacks a cell wall. Due to the absence of the cell wall, M. hominis is innately resistant to β-lactams and to all antibiotics which target the cell wall. [ 11 ]
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a species of very small-cell bacteria that lack a cell wall, in the class Mollicutes. M. pneumoniae is a human pathogen that causes the disease Mycoplasma pneumonia , a form of atypical bacterial pneumonia related to cold agglutinin disease .
The precise role this organism plays in causing disease remains speculative. [4] Diagnosis remains a challenge because the organism is difficult to culture in vitro. PCR-based techniques are still rare outside research scenarios. [5] The following conditions have been linked to Mycoplasma hominis: [citation needed]
Mycoplasma species have been isolated from women with bacterial vaginosis. [3] M. genitalium is found in women with pelvic inflammatory disease. [44] In addition, infection is associated with increased risk of cervicitis, infertility, preterm birth and spontaneous abortion. [45] Mycoplasma genitalium has developed resistance to some antibiotics ...
Mycoplasmataceae is a family of bacteria [1] in the order Mycoplasmatales. This family consists of the genera Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma. In 1967, the order Mycoplasmatales was incorporated into the class Mollicutes. [2] Many species are sexually transmitted and cause pelvic inflammatory disease. [3]
Primary immunodeficiencies are disorders in which part of the body's immune system is missing or does not function normally. [1] To be considered a primary immunodeficiency (PID), the immune deficiency must be inborn, not caused by secondary factors such as other disease, drug treatment, or environmental exposure to toxins.