Antimicrobial resistance in clinical isolates of Ureaplasma spp. from samples in Germany

Ureaplasma urealyticum and U parvum are mollicutes species that colonize the urogenital tract of many asymptomatic persons but are also thought to be associated with symptomatic infections. Using 170 strains isolated between 2016 and 2019 in a German university hospital, resistance was tested by a combination of commercial tests, molecular methods and determination of minimal inhibitory concentrations. Rates of resistance to macrolides, tetracyclines and fluoroquinolones were 0%, 4.1% and 7.1%, respectively.