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T-MYCOPLASMAS have been found associated with low birth weight1 and have been isolated from the foetal membranes in cases with repeated spontaneous abortions2–4. It has been suggested, therefore, that T-mycoplasmas might be important for human reproductive failure. Recently, these findings have been supported by Caspi et al.5 who reported a case with amnionitis due to T-mycoplasmas.
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GNARPE, H., FRIBERG, J. T-mycoplasmas as a Possible Cause for Reproductive Failure. Nature 242, 120–121 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242120a0
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