A 19‐Year Audit of Genital Mycoplasma Species in Blood Cultures From Women Attending a Tertiary Maternity Hospital

The genital mycoplasmas, Ureaplasma parvum, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis commonly colonise the female genital tract and occasionally cause invasive infection. Our microbiology laboratory, which services a specialist maternity referral hospital, is unique in manufacturing specialised in‐house blood culture media for detecting mycoplasma bacteraemia. This audit aimed to review the proportion of patients with a positive blood culture for a genital mycoplasma species over a 19‐year period and to describe clinical management and outcomes for these patients.