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Selection of Mycoplasma genitalium strains harbouring macrolide resistance-associated 23S rRNA mutations by treatment with a single 1 g dose of azithromycin.
Sexually transmitted infections - 1 Aug 2011
Ito Shin, Shimada Yasushi, Yamaguchi Yuko, Yasuda Mitsuru, Yokoi Shigeaki, Ito Shin-ichi, Nakano Masahiro, Ishiko Hiroaki, Deguchi Takashi
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OBJECTIVE: A single 1 g dose regimen of azithromycin has been recommended for the treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium infections. The authors evaluated whether this regimen could select M genitalium strains with macrolide resistance after treatment for M genitalium-positive non-gonococcal urethritis. METHODS: In seven men with non-gonococcal urethritis, who were infected with M genitalium without macrolide...
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