RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pathogen profile in men with inflammation of paraurethral glands
JF Sexually Transmitted Infections
JO Sex Transm Infect
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 52
OP 54
DO 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051180
VO 90
IS 1
A1 Wenge Fan
A1 Qingsong Zhang
A1 Tingwang Jiang
YR 2014
UL http://sti.bmj.com/content/90/1/52.abstract
AB Objective To investigate the pathogen profile in men with inflammation of the paraurethral glands. Methods We enrolled 40 patients with first-onset, drug-naive inflammation of the paraurethral glands. Discharge from the lesions was collected for Gram staining. Microscopy was performed for screening for trichomonads and detecting Gram-negative intracellular diplococci within phagocytes. Cultures for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Ureaplasma urealyticum and other bacteria, and Chlamydia-trachomatis-associated antigens were performed. PCR was conducted for herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2. Results From these 40 patients, there were nine microbial species, which included Gram-negative bacteria (23 cases, 54.8%), Gram-positive bacteria (15 cases, 35.7%) and other pathogens (4 cases, 9.5%). The top three pathogens were gonococci (38.1%), Staphylococcus aureus (16.7%) and Escherichia coli (14.3%). Conclusions Inflammation of paraurethral glands in men may be caused by a variety of pathogens and not just by gonococcal infection.