Medical Term:

Ureaplasma urealyticum

 

Definition: a species that has been isolated from the respiratory tract and central nervous system of newborns. It causes infections of the genitourinary tract, particularly urethritis; thought to be sexually transmitted and transmitted from mother to infant. The laboratory diagnosis is simplified through the use of urea-containng agar, permitting detection of the tiny colonies.

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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.

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