PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rose Marie Viscardi
TI  - <em>Ureaplasma</em> species: role in neonatal morbidities and outcomes
AID  - 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303351
DP  - 2014 Jan 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
PG  - F87--F92
VI  - 99
IP  - 1
4099  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/99/1/F87.short
4100  - http://fn.bmj.com/content/99/1/F87.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2014 Jan 01; 99
AB  - The genital mycoplasma species, Ureaplasma parvum and Ureaplasma urealyticum are the most common organisms isolated from infected amniotic fluid and placentas, and they contribute to adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth and neonatal morbidities. In our institution, almost half of the preterm infants of less than 32 weeks gestation are Ureaplasma-positive in one or more compartment (respiratory, blood and/or cerebrospinal fluid), indicating that these organisms are the most common pathogens affecting this population. This review will focus on the compelling epidemiological and experimental evidence linking perinatal Ureaplasma species exposure to important morbidities of prematurity, such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, intraventricular haemorrhage and necrotising enterocolitis.