Epidemiological and pathogen characteristics of symptomatic male reproductive tract infections in Hunan province: retrospective study
Xiaobing Xie, Senmiao Zhang, Jiaqi Peng, Benyuan Cheng, Yueting Tan, Chunyan Tang, Hu ge, Bolong Liu, Yan Yu · 2026
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Xiaobing Xie and eight colleagues mapped in 2026 the germs behind male reproductive tract infections in Hunan Province, China, using targeted gene sequencing. Such infections can cause serious complications, yet their patterns stayed murky because standard tests miss many organisms. Urethral swabs from 594 male patients, collected between February 2024 and January 2025, were tested with a panel covering 61 pathogens, and results were analysed for age patterns and co-infections.
At least one pathogen appeared in 81.5 percent of samples, with rates highest at ages 15 to 19, at 92.7 percent, dipping with age before rising again to 59.8 percent at ages 40 to 49. Ureaplasma parvum led bacterial findings at 29.5 percent, followed by Ureaplasma urealyticum and Streptococcus agalactiae at 23.3 percent each, while high-risk human papillomavirus types 52 and 58 were common. Mixed infections affected 68.0 percent of positive cases. The authors urge age-tailored prevention, given the tangled mix of organisms found.
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| CREATOR | Xiaobing Xie, Senmiao Zhang, Jiaqi Peng, Benyuan Cheng, Yueting Tan, Chunyan Tang, Hu ge, Bolong Liu, Yan Yu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |