a type of gram-negative bacteria found in the human genitourinary tract, throat and/or rectum. Ureaplasma may be sexually transmitted and is a cause of nongonococcal urethritis. Left untreated infection can lead to inflammation of the prostate in men and pelvic inflammatory disease in women.

a type of gram-negative bacteria found in the human genitourinary tract, throat and/or rectum. Ureaplasma may be sexually transmitted and is a cause of nongonococcal urethritis. Left untreated infection can lead to inflammation of the prostate in men and pelvic inflammatory disease in women.