Detection, characterization, and molecular typing of human Mycoplasma spp. from major hospitals in Cairo, Egypt.

ABSTRACT: Mycoplasmas are fastidious slow growing organisms lacking a cell wall and mostly isolated from the mucosal surfaces of the respiratory and genitourinary tracts. There is a dearth of information regarding clinical Mycoplasma spp. isolates among Egyptian patients. A total of 170 samples were collected from patients and apparently healthy personnel in local public hospitals in Cairo, Egypt. Isolation of Mycoplasma spp. was carried out using appropriate culture media and further identification was carried out by biochemical tests followed by serotyping using specific antisera. Confirmation was done by PCR for detection of different Mycoplasma spp. using genus-specific primers targeting 16S ribosomal RNA gene. Characterization of the antibiotic resistance and sensitivity pattern against differe

SUBMITTER: Metwally MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4258911 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature