Urethritis in men is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. Recently, it has been suggested that various pathogenic microorganisms such as Mycoplasma genitalium and Ureaplasma urealyticum are causative agents of non-chlamydial nongonococcal urethritis. M. genitalium is also linked to several inflammatory reproductive tract syndromes in women.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Predominantly sexually transmitted infections
1A9Y Other specified predominantly sexually transmitted infections
H00388 Non-chlamydial non-gonococcal urethritis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria
H00388 Non-chlamydial non-gonococcal urethritis