Ureaplasma urealyticum is positive

Ureaplasma urealyticum is a type of mycoplasma. If the Ureaplasma urealyticum test is positive, it means there is an infection. Ureaplasma urealyticum infection is extremely harmful and is generally transmitted through sexual intercourse. If the test result is positive, you must receive treatment as soon as possible to avoid more serious consequences to your health. Let’s take a look at the dangers of ureaplasma urealyticum and the main treatment methods.

The impact of ureaplasma infection on the human body is significant.

We know that ureaplasma infection is mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse. When inflammation occurs in the urogenital tract and the mucosal surface is damaged, ureaplasma urealyticum can easily invade through the damaged area and cause urogenital tract infection. Moreover, after being infected with ureaplasma urealyticum, most patients will not have obvious symptoms, so it is difficult for patients to detect and it is easy for doctors to miss the diagnosis.

In addition, the causes and routes of ureaplasma infection may also be as follows:

1. After a woman becomes pregnant, the increase in progesterone suppresses cellular immunity, reduces the body's resistance, and makes her susceptible to infection by ureaplasma urealyticum.

2. During the delivery process, the fetus is also susceptible to infection when it is delivered through the birth canal. The most common ones are neonatal ophthalmia, followed by neonatal respiratory tract infection, and others include otitis media, pharyngitis, etc.

Pathological changes in female reproductive organs caused by ureaplasma infection are an important cause of infertility.

On the other hand, ureaplasma infection can also cause miscarriage. The investigation found that the positive rate of ureaplasma urealyticum was as high as over 40%. Therefore, for unexplained miscarriage, especially multiple miscarriages, the possibility of ureaplasma infection should be considered.

Treatment of Ureaplasma urealyticum infection

There is not a single treatment for ureaplasma infection. Specifically, there are several ways to treat it.

1. General treatment: Generally speaking, drugs that are effective for chlamydia infection are also effective for mycoplasma infection. Therefore, when necessary, tetracyclines (commonly used are tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline), macrolides (commonly used are erythromycin, erythromycin ethylsuccinate, roxithromycin, azithromycin) and quinolones (commonly used are ofloxacin, levofloxacin) and spectinomycin, clindamycin, clarithromycin, etc. can be used to treat genital mycoplasma infection, with a course of 1 to 2 weeks. Among them, erythromycin is ineffective against Mycoplasma hominis, and clindamycin is ineffective against Ureaplasma urealyticum.

2. Ureaplasma urealyticum infection in women: For female pelvic inflammatory disease, its multifactorial nature should be considered, and treatment should include antibiotics against gonococci, Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma hominis and anaerobic bacteria. Foreign countries recommend the combined treatment of cefoxitin + doxycycline or clarithromycin + gentamicin. For prostatitis that may be caused by mycoplasma infection, minocycline should be used for treatment because minocycline can cross the prostate capsule and reach the drug concentration required to kill mycoplasma in the prostate.

3. Male ureaplasma infection: The cause of prostatitis is complex, and the effect of antibiotic treatment is not necessarily good. Comprehensive treatment is required, and it is best to follow the advice of urology experts for treatment.

Any disease should be analyzed on a case-by-case basis, and ureaplasma infection is no exception.