TableĀ 2

Species of atypical organism detected in patients (two patients had both Mycoplasma spp. and Ureaplasma spp. detected)

Organismn/frequency
Mycoplasma hominis2 (5%)
Mycoplasma salivarium22 (56%)
Ureaplasma parvum1 (3%)
Ureaplasma urealyticum4 (10%)
Mixed species of Mycoplasma, unable to further speciate8 (21%)
Unable to speciate (Ureaplasma sp +ve by PCR)2 (5%)