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Macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium from female sex workers in Belgium.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Mar 2018
Coorevits Liselotte, Traen Ans, Bingé Luk, Descheemaeker Patrick, Boelens Jerina, Reynders Marijke, Padalko Elizaveta
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Mycoplasma genitalium is emerging as an aetiological agent of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Although M. genitalium is commonly treated with azithromycin, macrolide resistance associated with point mutations in the 23S rRNA gene is emerging. METHODS: In this study, the prevalence of M. genitalium and macrolide resistance in female sex workers (FSW) in Belgium was evaluated by a prospective...
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