Department of Urology, Graduate Medical School of Medicine, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan.
J Infect Chemother. 2009 Dec;15(6):410-3. doi: 10.1007/s10156-009-0726-4.
To determine the prevalence of genital mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas in the pharynges of Japanese female sex workers practicing fellatio on their clients, vaginal swabs and throat washings were collected from 403 female sex workers attending a clinic in Kyoto, Japan, for regular screening of gonococcal and chlamydial infections. Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma parvum, and Ureaplasma urealyticum in vaginal and throat specimens were tested by nucleic acid amplification tests. The prevalence of N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis, M. genitalium, M. hominis, U. parvum, and U. urealyticum in the genitals was 1.7%, 7.2%, 1.7%, 19.6%, 40.4%, and 10.2%, respectively, whereas their prevalence in the pharynges was 4.0%, 2.0%, 0%, 1.2%, 0.2%, and 0.7%, respectively. Gonococcal infection in the pharynx was significantly associated with gonococcal infection in the genitals. Chlamydial infection in the pharynx was also significantly associated with chlamydial infection in the genitals. M. hominis, U. parvum, and U. urealyticum were all detected in vaginal swabs and in throat washings; however, M. genitalium was detected in vaginal swabs but not in throat washings. For each of these genital mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas, a positive test result in the pharynx was not significantly associated with a positive result in the genitals. M. hominis, U. parvum, and U. urealyticum were detected in throat washings, but M. genitalium was not. These findings do not necessarily rule out the transmission of M. genitalium from the pharynx to the urethra by orogenital sex.
为了确定行口交的日本性工作者咽部生殖道支原体和脲原体的流行率,对来自日本京都一家诊所的 403 名定期筛查淋病和衣原体感染的性工作者的阴道拭子和咽拭子进行了收集。通过核酸扩增试验检测阴道和咽拭子中的淋病奈瑟菌、沙眼衣原体、生殖支原体、人型支原体、解脲脲原体和微小脲原体。生殖器中淋病奈瑟菌、沙眼衣原体、生殖支原体、人型支原体、解脲脲原体和微小脲原体的流行率分别为 1.7%、7.2%、1.7%、19.6%、40.4%和 10.2%,而咽部的流行率分别为 4.0%、2.0%、0%、1.2%、0.2%和 0.7%。咽部淋球菌感染与生殖器淋球菌感染显著相关。咽部沙眼衣原体感染也与生殖器沙眼衣原体感染显著相关。人型支原体、解脲脲原体和微小脲原体均在阴道拭子和咽拭子中检测到;然而,生殖支原体仅在阴道拭子中检测到,而不在咽拭子中检测到。对于这些生殖道支原体和脲原体,咽部的阳性检测结果与生殖器的阳性检测结果没有显著相关性。人型支原体、解脲脲原体和微小脲原体在咽拭子中检测到,但生殖支原体没有。这些发现并不能排除口交将生殖支原体从咽部传播到尿道的可能性。