Mycoplasma

Question 0

Mycoplasma hominis

Answer 0

Renamed ureaplasma

Found in healthy mucous membranes

Wonder infection, pyelonephritis, arthritis, and postpartum fever

Urogenital infections

Neonatal infections

Female infertility

Question 1

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Answer 1

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of mild pneumonia

Infection occurs 14-21 days after droplet inhalation or direct contact with an infected individual

Antibiotic treatment with tetracycline or erythromycin is effective

Penicillin is completely ineffective because mycoplasmas do not have cell walls which this antibiotic targets