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Isolation of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis From Public Toilet Bowls
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The presence of Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, and Chlamydia trachomatis was explored in 50 public restroom toilet bowls. We used culture, antigen detection, polymerase chain reaction, and survival assay. Five bowls (10%) were contaminated with at least one organism. U urealyticum was found in four bowls, M hominis in three, and C trachomatis in one. U urealyticum survived on the toilet rim for up to 2 hours.
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- Isolation of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis From Public Toilet Bowls
- Israel Potasman , MD, Amnon Oren , MD and Isaac Srugo , MD
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 20, No. 1 (January 1999) (pp. 66-68)
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From the Infectious Diseases Unit (Drs. Potasman and Oren); the Microbiology Laboratory (Dr. Srugo), Bnai Zion Medical Center, and the Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel. The authors are indebted to Drs. Jack S. Remington and I. Rosner for careful review of the manuscript. This study was partially funded by the Research and Infrastructure Development Foundation, the Ministry of Health, Israel. This study was presented at the seventh International Congress for Infectious Diseases, Hong Kong, June 1996. Address reprint requests to Israel Potasman, MD, Head, Infectious Diseases Unit, Bnai Zion Medical Center, 47 Golomb St, Haifa 31048, Israel. 97‐OA‐097. Potasman I, Oren A, Srugo I. Isolation of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis from public toilet bowls. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1999;20:66‐68.