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Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium Infection, Antimicrobial Resistance Mutations, and Symptom Resolution Following Treatment of Urethritis.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 17 Dec 2020
Bachmann Laura H, Kirkcaldy Robert D, Geisler William M, Wiesenfeld Harold C, Manhart Lisa E, Taylor Stephanie N, Seña Arlene C, McNeil Candice J, Newman Lori, Myler Noelle, Fuchs Rachael, Bowden Katherine E
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BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), a cause of urethritis, is a growing concern. Yet little is known about the geographic distribution of MG resistance in the United States or about its associated clinical outcomes. We evaluated the frequency of MG among men with urethritis, resistance mutations, and posttreatment symptom persistence. METHODS: We enrolled men presenting with...
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