{"id":58191,"date":"2026-03-13T09:54:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/?p=58191"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:27:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:27:37","slug":"ureaplasma-vs-mycoplasma-genitalium-diagnostico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/ureaplasma-vs-mycoplasma-genitalium-diagnostico\/","title":{"rendered":"Mycoplasma genitalium vs. Ureaplasma: Diferen\u00e7as, Diagn\u00f3stico e Quando Tratar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"58191\" class=\"elementor elementor-58191\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570cfe3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"570cfe3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1761780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1761780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Introdu\u00e7\u00e3o<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O Mycoplasma genitalium e o <\/span><b>Ureaplasma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (U. urealyticum e U. parvum) s\u00e3o bact\u00e9rias da classe Mollicutes, ambas desprovidas de parede celular e frequentemente detetadas no trato geniturin\u00e1rio. Contudo, o seu significado cl\u00ednico \u00e9 muito diferente, o que gera confus\u00e3o entre profissionais de sa\u00fade e doentes quando estes microrganismos s\u00e3o detetados em an\u00e1lises.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A distin\u00e7\u00e3o entre Mycoplasma genitalium (patog\u00e9nio reconhecido) e <\/span><b>Ureaplasma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> spp. (frequentemente comensal) \u00e9 fundamental para evitar tratamentos desnecess\u00e1rios, ansiedade injustificada e sele\u00e7\u00e3o de resist\u00eancia antimicrobiana. A European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) e a British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) fornecem orienta\u00e7\u00f5es claras sobre quando tratar cada microrganismo.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Mycoplasma genitalium: Patog\u00e9nio Reconhecido<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O Mycoplasma genitalium \u00e9 unanimemente reconhecido como patog\u00e9nio sexualmente transmiss\u00edvel pela BASHH, IUSTI e CDC. A sua presen\u00e7a no trato genital est\u00e1 associada a uretrite n\u00e3o gonoc\u00f3cica em homens, cervicite e DIP em mulheres, justificando tratamento em todos os casos diagnosticados.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A preval\u00eancia de Mycoplasma genitalium na popula\u00e7\u00e3o geral \u00e9 de 1 a 3 %, inferior \u00e0 do <\/span><b>Ureaplasma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (40 a 80 %), refletindo o seu estatuto de patog\u00e9nio e n\u00e3o de comensal. A dete\u00e7\u00e3o de Mycoplasma genitalium deve sempre motivar tratamento do doente e avalia\u00e7\u00e3o de parceiros sexuais.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O diagn\u00f3stico \u00e9 exclusivamente por NAAT, e o tratamento requer terap\u00eautica dirigida por teste de resist\u00eancia. A IUSTI classifica o Mycoplasma genitalium como uma IST de notifica\u00e7\u00e3o recomendada em v\u00e1rios pa\u00edses europeus.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Ureaplasma: Comensal vs. Patog\u00e9nio<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O <\/span><b>Ureaplasma <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">urealyticum e<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0parvum s\u00e3o colonizadores frequentes do trato genital, presentes em 40 a 80 % dos adultos sexualmente ativos. A sua presen\u00e7a isolada, sem sintomas, n\u00e3o requer tratamento na maioria dos casos, sendo considerados comensais.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O papel patog\u00e9nico da bact\u00e9ria<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00e9 reconhecido em contextos espec\u00edficos: uretrite n\u00e3o gonoc\u00f3cica persistente (ap\u00f3s exclus\u00e3o de clam\u00eddia e Mycoplasma genitalium), corioamnionite, infe\u00e7\u00f5es neonatais em prematuros e possivelmente em algumas formas de infertilidade masculina.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A BASHH e a ESCMID desaconselham fortemente o rastreio de <\/span><b>Ureaplasma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> em indiv\u00edduos assintom\u00e1ticos, pois a dete\u00e7\u00e3o frequente de coloniza\u00e7\u00e3o assintom\u00e1tica leva a tratamentos desnecess\u00e1rios, ansiedade e sele\u00e7\u00e3o de resist\u00eancia antimicrobiana. O tratamento s\u00f3 \u00e9 indicado em sintom\u00e1ticos ap\u00f3s exclus\u00e3o de outras causas.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Quando Testar e Quando Tratar<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O teste de Mycoplasma genitalium \u00e9 indicado em uretrite\/cervicite persistente ou recorrente, DIP, contacto com parceiro diagnosticado e investiga\u00e7\u00e3o de infertilidade com causas infecciosas. A dete\u00e7\u00e3o positiva justifica sempre tratamento.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O teste de <\/span><b>Ureaplasma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> n\u00e3o \u00e9 recomendado como rotina em nenhum contexto cl\u00ednico pela BASHH. Pode ser considerado apenas em uretrite persistente ap\u00f3s exclus\u00e3o de todas as outras causas (clam\u00eddia, gonorreia, Mycoplasma genitalium, Trichomonas) e em contexto de infe\u00e7\u00e3o neonatal ou obst\u00e9trica.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A European Association of Urology (EAU) alerta que a disponibilidade crescente de pain\u00e9is moleculares multiplex pode detetar\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/mycoplasma-genitalium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Ureaplasma<\/b>\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">incidentalmente, levando a sobretratamento. A interpreta\u00e7\u00e3o dos resultados deve ser feita por cl\u00ednicos familiarizados com o significado de cada microrganismo no contexto cl\u00ednico espec\u00edfico.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Na <\/span><b>M\u00e9dico na Net<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><b>equipa cl\u00ednica<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> oferece orienta\u00e7\u00e3o especializada na interpreta\u00e7\u00e3o de resultados de testes moleculares genitais, distinguindo achados clinicamente relevantes de coloniza\u00e7\u00e3o sem significado, para evitar tratamentos desnecess\u00e1rios.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375973d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"375973d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wpimage-id893sizeSlugfulllinkDestinationnone-figure-classwp-block-image-size-fullimg-srchttpscomprarcbdonline.ptwp-contentuploads202603unnamed-3.jpg-altFrasco-de-vidro-transparente-c-16.jpg\" title=\"Consulta online sobre Ureaplasma com m\u00e9dico especialista em sa\u00fade sexual\" alt=\"Homem a realizar consulta m\u00e9dica online num computador port\u00e1til sobre Ureaplasma com m\u00e9dico em videochamada\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1545e08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1545e08\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad30cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ad30cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e4f21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66e4f21\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44ae3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c44ae3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Perguntas frequentes (FAQ)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439b5c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"439b5c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7080\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7080\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Se detetaram Ureaplasma nas minhas an\u00e1lises, preciso de tratamento? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7080\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d801294 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d801294\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7080\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67dd609 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67dd609\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2204be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2204be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Na maioria dos casos, n\u00e3o. O <strong>Ureaplasma<\/strong> \u00e9 um comensal frequente do trato genital. O tratamento s\u00f3 \u00e9 indicado em situa\u00e7\u00f5es cl\u00ednicas espec\u00edficas, como uretrite persistente ap\u00f3s exclus\u00e3o de outras causas.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7081\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7081\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> O Mycoplasma genitalium e o Ureaplasma s\u00e3o a mesma coisa? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7081\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f07e3ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f07e3ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7081\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0d7df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba0d7df\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd0918d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd0918d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N\u00e3o. Embora perten\u00e7am \u00e0 mesma fam\u00edlia bacteriana, o Mycoplasma genitalium \u00e9 um patog\u00e9nio reconhecido que sempre requer tratamento, enquanto o <strong>Ureaplasma<\/strong> \u00e9 frequentemente um comensal sem significado cl\u00ednico.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7082\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7082\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Porque \u00e9 que o meu m\u00e9dico n\u00e3o quer tratar o Ureaplasma? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7082\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1948aa2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1948aa2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7082\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44203e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44203e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90363e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90363e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O tratamento em assintom\u00e1ticos n\u00e3o traz benef\u00edcio e pode causar efeitos secund\u00e1rios, sele\u00e7\u00e3o de resist\u00eancia antimicrobiana e ansiedade desnecess\u00e1ria. As guidelines m\u00e9dicas desaconselham o tratamento sem indica\u00e7\u00e3o cl\u00ednica.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7083\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7083\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> O Ureaplasma \u00e9 sexualmente transmiss\u00edvel? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7083\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b82d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6b82d0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7083\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff98332 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff98332\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b745fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b745fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sim. Pode ser transmitido sexualmente, mas tamb\u00e9m por contacto n\u00e3o sexual. A sua elevada preval\u00eancia na popula\u00e7\u00e3o geral reflete coloniza\u00e7\u00e3o normal, n\u00e3o necessariamente infe\u00e7\u00e3o patog\u00e9nica.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7084\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7084\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Os pain\u00e9is moleculares multiplex s\u00e3o sempre \u00fateis? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7084\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7547615 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7547615\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7084\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9a957 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c9a957\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f07efa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f07efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Os pain\u00e9is multiplex s\u00e3o \u00fateis quando interpretados corretamente. A dete\u00e7\u00e3o incidental de microrganismos comensais como o Ureaplasma pode causar confus\u00e3o se n\u00e3o contextualizada clinicamente.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Se detetaram Ureaplasma nas minhas an\\u00e1lises, preciso de tratamento?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Na maioria dos casos, n\\u00e3o. O Ureaplasma \\u00e9 um comensal frequente do trato genital. O tratamento s\\u00f3 \\u00e9 indicado em situa\\u00e7\\u00f5es cl\\u00ednicas espec\\u00edficas, como uretrite persistente ap\\u00f3s exclus\\u00e3o de outras causas.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"O Mycoplasma genitalium e o Ureaplasma s\\u00e3o a mesma coisa?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"N\\u00e3o. Embora perten\\u00e7am \\u00e0 mesma fam\\u00edlia bacteriana, o Mycoplasma genitalium \\u00e9 um patog\\u00e9nio reconhecido que sempre requer tratamento, enquanto o Ureaplasma \\u00e9 frequentemente um comensal sem significado cl\\u00ednico.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Porque \\u00e9 que o meu m\\u00e9dico n\\u00e3o quer tratar o Ureaplasma?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"O tratamento em assintom\\u00e1ticos n\\u00e3o traz benef\\u00edcio e pode causar efeitos secund\\u00e1rios, sele\\u00e7\\u00e3o de resist\\u00eancia antimicrobiana e ansiedade desnecess\\u00e1ria. As guidelines m\\u00e9dicas desaconselham o tratamento sem indica\\u00e7\\u00e3o cl\\u00ednica.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"O Ureaplasma \\u00e9 sexualmente transmiss\\u00edvel?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Sim. Pode ser transmitido sexualmente, mas tamb\\u00e9m por contacto n\\u00e3o sexual. 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A interpreta\u00e7\u00e3o adequada dos testes moleculares, a ades\u00e3o \u00e0s guidelines e a resist\u00eancia ao sobretratamento s\u00e3o fundamentais para a gest\u00e3o correta destes microrganismos e a prote\u00e7\u00e3o da sa\u00fade sexual.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Refer\u00eancias<\/b><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/jdv.17680\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">European Guideline on the Management of Mycoplasma genitalium Infections \u2014 IUSTI \/ WHO Europe (Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sti.bmj.com\/content\/94\/5\/314\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Should We Be Testing for Urogenital Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma parvum and Ureaplasma urealyticum in Men and Women? \u2014 Position Statement from BASHH (Sexually Transmitted Infections)<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/uroweb.org\/guidelines\/urological-infections\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EAU Guidelines on Urological Infections \u2014 European Association of Urology<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introdu\u00e7\u00e3o O Mycoplasma genitalium e o Ureaplasma (U. urealyticum e U. parvum) s\u00e3o bact\u00e9rias da classe Mollicutes, ambas desprovidas de parede celular e frequentemente detetadas no trato geniturin\u00e1rio. Contudo, o seu significado cl\u00ednico \u00e9 muito diferente, o que gera confus\u00e3o entre profissionais de sa\u00fade e doentes quando estes microrganismos s\u00e3o detetados em an\u00e1lises. 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