What does UU positive mean?

UU is the abbreviation of Ureaplasma urealyticum. Like other bacteria or viruses, it will cause infection once it invades the human body. When similar symptoms appear in the body, we cannot simply rely on the symptoms to make judgments. At this time, we need to test for Ureaplasma urealyticum. Some patients are found to be positive for Ureaplasma urealyticum. So, what does uu positive mean? Let’s take a look below.

UU is the abbreviation of Ureaplasma urealyticum, which is a type of ureaplasma urealyticum. A positive result indicates infection. Ureaplasma urealyticum-induced urogenital tract infection is receiving increasing attention and is one of the pathogens causing non-gonococcal urethritis. It has now been classified as a pathogen of sexually transmitted diseases.

Causes of infection

1. Unclean sexual life can easily lead to infection. This type of infection is one of the most common ways of causing non-gonococcal urethritis, and the vast majority of male patients are caused by unclean sexual contact. Non-gonococcal patients are the main source of infection for Ureaplasma urealyticum, and symptoms usually begin to show 1 to 3 weeks after infection.

2. Low immunity. This situation mainly refers to transmission through non-sexual contact. For example, there are pathogenic bacteria in the secretions of patients with non-gonococcal urethritis. If these secretions contaminate daily necessities such as toilet lids and benches, people with low immunity may be infected and become ill when they come into contact with these items.

3. Infection through traumatic wounds. The bacteria that cause non-gonococcal urethritis can enter the body through small breaks in the skin or mucous membranes and cause infection. After entering the body, they will remain dormant for a period of time, and when the number of bacteria reaches a certain level, the disease will begin to occur. Therefore, in order to prevent infection, the wound must be disinfected regularly.

Symptoms of infection

The incubation period is 1-3 weeks. The typical acute symptoms are similar to those of other non-gonococcal genitourinary tract infections, including urethral stinging, varying degrees of urgency and frequency of urination, and stinging during urination, especially when the urine is more concentrated. The urethral opening is slightly red and swollen, and the secretions are thin, small in amount, and are serous or purulent. The urethra needs to be squeezed hard to see the secretions overflow. There is often a small amount of mucous secretions at the urethral opening in the morning, or only a scab membrane seals the opening, or a dirty crotch is seen.

The subacute stage is often accompanied by prostate infection. Patients often experience distension and pain in the perineum, soreness in the waist, discomfort in the inner thighs, or a tingling sensation radiating from the perineum to the inner thighs when doing anal lifting maneuvers.

Female patients often suffer from reproductive system inflammation that spreads from the cervix. Most patients have no obvious subjective symptoms, and a few severe patients have a feeling of vaginal prolapse. When the infection spreads to the urethra, frequent urination and urgency are the main symptoms that attract the patient's attention. The infection is confined to the cervix, manifested by increased leucorrhea, turbidity, cervical edema, congestion or surface erosion. When the infection spreads to the urethra, symptoms include redness and congestion of the urethral opening. A small amount of secretions may overflow from the urethra when the urethra is squeezed, but tenderness rarely occurs.