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They frequently cause asymptomatic, recurrent, and chronic infections, leading to pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility, thus posing a significant public health challenge.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Aim:<\/jats:title>\n \n The study aimed to determine the prevalence of\n Ureaplasma urealyticum<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Mycoplasma hominis<\/jats:italic>\n , and\n Mycoplasma genitalium<\/jats:italic>\n among patients presenting with genital tract infections in a tertiary care hospital in South India.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n \n This prospective observational study was conducted from June 2022 to June 2024 in the department of dermatovenereology and leprology. Sexually active males and females (\u226518 years) with genital discharge, dysuria, and lower abdominal pain were enrolled in the study. Vaginal, endocervical, and urethral discharge samples were subjected to preliminary microscopic examination (10% potassium hydroxide, Gram stain, and wet mount) and polymerase chain reaction for\n U. urealyticum<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n M. hominis<\/jats:italic>\n , and\n M. genitalium<\/jats:italic>\n .\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Among 79 patients (10 males and 69 females), the overall prevalence of genital mycoplasmas was 43% (34\/79).\n U. urealyticum<\/jats:italic>\n was detected in 40.5% (32\/79), while\n M. hominis<\/jats:italic>\n was found in 6.3% (5\/79). Coinfection with\n U. urealyticum<\/jats:italic>\n and\n M. hominis<\/jats:italic>\n was noted in 3.8% (3\/79). No cases of\n M. genitalium<\/jats:italic>\n were detected. Among\n U. urealyticum<\/jats:italic>\n cases, 28.1% had candidiasis, 9.3% had bacterial vaginosis, and 6.2% had gonorrhea coinfections.\n M. hominis<\/jats:italic>\n was associated with gonorrhea in 20% of cases.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n In our study, genital mycoplasmas were detected in 43% of patients presenting with genital symptoms. 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