mycoplasma

• Substantivo que designa um grupo de bactérias pequenas e parasitas, sem parede celular e capazes de sobreviver sem oxigênio, que podem causar infecções como pneumonia e infecções urinárias.

A noun referring to a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen, capable of causing infections such as pneumonia and urinary tract infections.

1. Bacterium without cell wallC1formalmedical

   Any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection.

   Bactéria sem parede celular

   • Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of respiratory infections.
   • The laboratory identified mycoplasma in the patient's urine sample.
   • Treatment for mycoplasma infections often involves specific antibiotics.

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