Table 4
DISEASE OR SYMPTOM |
AGENT |
HOST |
Primary atypical pneumonia |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
Man |
Genital infection |
Mycoplasma genitalium |
Man |
Rheumatoid arthritis |
Mycoplasma fermentans |
Man * |
Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) |
Ureaplasma urealyticum |
Man * |
Stillbirth |
Mycoplasma hominis |
Man * |
Spontaneous abortion |
Mycoplasma hominis |
Man * |
Infertility |
Mycoplasma hominis |
Man * |
* There is some evidence that these diseases are caused by mycoplasma, but the etiology has not been proven.
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