Bacterium
mycoplasma hominis
Subclass of:
Mycoplasma
Definitions related to mycoplasma hominis:
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A common inhabitant of the vagina and cervix and a potential human pathogen, causing infections of the male and female reproductive tracts. It has also been associated with respiratory disease and pharyngitis. (From Dorland, 28th ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A species of anaerobic, Gram-negative, pseudo-cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, metabolizes arginine with the subsequent release of ammonia into the broth medium, resistant to penicillins and cephalosporins, while tetracycline (adults only) and erythromycin are effective chemotherapeutic agents. M. hominis is commensal in the urogenital flora of adults, but is an opportunistic pathogen implicated in female genital infections and may also cause infections in newborns, especially in those that are immunosuppressed.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Mycoplasma hominis.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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