Risi G F, Sanders C V
Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans.
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 1989 Sep;16(3):611-26.
The smallest free-living, self-replicating organisms known, the mycoplasmas have been the subject of intense research. Of the 12 species that have been found in association with humans, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, M. hominis, and Ureaplasma urealyticum have been clearly shown to have pathogenic properties. The newly described M. genitalium may also have the ability to cause disease. The syndromes with which these organisms have been associated in the genital tract are reviewed, as well as methods of diagnosis and therapy.
支原体是已知最小的自由生活、自我复制的生物体，一直是深入研究的对象。在已发现的与人类相关的12种支原体中，肺炎支原体、人型支原体和解脲脲原体已被明确证明具有致病特性。新描述的生殖支原体也可能具有致病能力。本文综述了这些生物体在生殖道中相关的综合征，以及诊断和治疗方法。
