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An overview regarding the relationship between Mollicutes, infertility and antibiotic resistance (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Ana Cutoiu
    • Daniel Boda
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  • Published online on: June 17, 2024     https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2024.1807
  • Article Number: 119
  • Copyright: © Cutoiu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Throughout the past decades, physicians have increasingly conferred regarding the role of Mollicutes in infertility in both male and female patients. Although Ureaplasma and Mycoplasma do not represent a leading cause of infertility, whether dermatovenerologists, gynecologists and urologists should not disregard them when screening patients with infertility problems is discussed in the present review. While these infections are completely asymptomatic in ~80% of cases, they do lead to both chronic inflammation of the genital tract and reproductive disorders. Different Mollicute strains and/or serovars, genomic traits and proteomic markers have been examined in order to understand not only the exact mechanism by which they cause infertility, but also their relationship with the worldwide spreading resistance to antibiotics. The current review provided an overview of the latest studies regarding the new findings on the relationship between Mollicutes, infertility and antibiotic resistance. Awareness should be raised among clinicians to screen sexually active adults wishing to conceive who have failed to achieve a pregnancy; in addition, an antibiogram should be performed and treatment should be carried out according to the guidelines.
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Cutoiu A and Cutoiu A: An overview regarding the relationship between Mollicutes, infertility and antibiotic resistance (Review). Biomed Rep 21: 119, 2024
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Cutoiu, A., & Cutoiu, A. (2024). An overview regarding the relationship between Mollicutes, infertility and antibiotic resistance (Review). Biomedical Reports, 21, 119. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2024.1807
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Cutoiu, A., Boda, D."An overview regarding the relationship between Mollicutes, infertility and antibiotic resistance (Review)". Biomedical Reports 21.2 (2024): 119.
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Cutoiu, A., Boda, D."An overview regarding the relationship between Mollicutes, infertility and antibiotic resistance (Review)". Biomedical Reports 21, no. 2 (2024): 119. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2024.1807