Survival of Mycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas in Water and at Elevated Temperatures
Date Published: 1990-07-01
Paper Number:901422
DOI: 10.4271/901422
Citation:
Kundsin, R. and Perkins, R., "Survival of Mycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas in Water and at Elevated Temperatures," SAE Technical Paper 901422, 1990, doi:10.4271/901422.
Author(s):
Ruth B. Kundsin - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Robert E. Perkins - Brigham and Women's Hospital
The survival of
Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma salivarium, Mycoplasma pneumoniae
, and
Ureaplasma urealyticum
in water and at elevated temperatures is a cause for concern. These microorganisms are pathogens. Some are implicated in serious genitourinary tract infections in men and women resulting in significant perinatal mortality and morbidity; others can cause respiratory tract infections.
M. hominis
has been implicated in wound infections, osteomyelitis, and infections of the heart valve.
Because these microorganisms are pathogens, their survival in a closed water system has relevance to the well-being of crew members in an enclosed space. Consideration must be given to the elimination of these bacteria during recycling of water.
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