Table 1 Characteristics of the case–control studies included in the meta-analysis
From: Genital mycoplasma infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Species | First author | Year | Country | Age range | Method of detection | Specimen | Case | Control | Newcastle–Ottawa Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. genitalium | Tjagur | 2021 | Estonia | N/A | PCR | Semen samples | 22/2000 | 0/248 | 6 |
Ahmadi | 2018 | Iran | 24–59 | PCR | Semen samples | 16/165 | 2/165 | 7 | |
Li | 2018 | China | N/A | SAT | Semen samples | 651/27314 | 1/200 | 7 | |
Safavifar | 2015 | Iran | N/A | PCR | Semen samples | 6/15 | 11/30 | 6 | |
Plecko | 2014 | Denmark | N/A | Culture and PCR | FVU | 2/145 | 0/49 | 7 | |
Abusarah | 2013 | Jordan | 20–58 | PCR | FVU and semen samples | 3/93 | 1/70 | 8 | |
Al-Sweih | 2012 | Kuwait | N/A | PCR | Semen samples | 4/127 | 1/188 | 6 | |
M. hominis | Ahmadi | 2016 | Iran | 30–41 | PCR | Semen samples | 24/165 | 6/165 | 7 |
Huang | 2015 | China | 20–44 | Culture | Urethral swab | 604/19098 | 37/3368 | 6 | |
Liu | 2014 | China | N/A | Culture | Semen samples | 36/621 | 30/615 | 5 | |
Plecko | 2014 | Denmark | N/A | Culture and PCR | FVU | 31/145 | 10/49 | 7 | |
Zhang | 2014 | China | 22–36 | Culture | Semen samples and Urethral swab | 40/815 | 2/158 | 6 | |
Lee | 2013 | Korea | N/A | Culture | Semen samples | 7/50 | 3/48 | 6 | |
Wang | 2013 | China | 24–41 | Culture | Urethral swab | 4/176 | 1/150 | 6 | |
Zeng | 2013 | China | N/A | Culture | Urethral swab | 6/108 | 0/42 | 5 | |
Al-Sweih | 2012 | Kuwait | N/A | PCR | Semen samples | 10/127 | 33/188 | 6 | |
U. urealyticum | Zhou | 2017 | China | 21–45 | Culture | Semen samples | 56/540 | 10/260 | 6 |
Ma | 2016 | China | 24–42 | Culture | Semen samples | 12/37 | 0/12 | 7 | |
Huang | 2015 | China | 20–44 | Mycoplasma IST | Semen samples | 1951/19098 | 123/3368 | 8 | |
Liu | 2014 | China | N/A | Culture | Semen samples | 165/621 | 153/615 | 6 | |
Zhang | 2014 | China | 23–48 | Culture and PCR | Semen samples | 32/223 | 8/146 | 6 | |
Zhang | 2014 | China | 22–36 | Culture | Semen samples and Urethral swab | 183/815 | 15/158 | 5 | |
Abusarah | 2013 | Jordan | 20–58 | PCR | FVU and semen samples | 1/93 | 2/70 | 6 | |
Lee | 2013 | Korea | N/A | Culture | Semen samples | 24/50 | 12/48 | 7 | |
Wang | 2013 | China | 24–41 | Culture | Urethral swab | 70/176 | 9/150 | 8 | |
Al-Sweih | 2012 | Kuwait | N/A | PCR | Semen samples | 17/127 | 24/188 | 7 | |
Zhang | 2011 | China | 23–41 | Culture | Semen samples | 156/967 | 0/201 | 6 | |
Zeng | 2011 | China | N/A | Culture and PCR | Semen samples | 32/120 | 3/120 | 8 | |
Zeighami | 2009 | Iran | 21–50 | PCR | Semen samples | 12/100 | 3/100 | 7 | |
Najar Peerayeh | 2008 | Iran | 21–50 | PCR | Semen samples | 23/146 | 3/100 | 7 | |
U. parvum | Zhou | 2017 | China | 21–45 | Culture | Semen samples | 127/540 | 32/260 | 6 |
Zhang | 2014 | China | 23–48 | Culture and PCR | Semen samples | 43/223 | 28/146 | 8 | |
Abusarah | 2013 | Jordan | 20–58 | PCR | FVU and semen samples | 9/93 | 2/70 | 7 | |
Zeighami | 2009 | Iran | 21–50 | PCR | Semen samples | 3/100 | 2/100 | 6 |