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Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium fluoroquinolone-resistance markers, and dual-class-resistance markers, in asymptomatic men who have sex with men.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Sept 2021
Chua Teck-Phui, Bodiyabadu Kaveesha, Machalek Dorothy A, Garland Suzanne M, Bradshaw Catriona S, Plummer Erica L, Danielewski Jennifer, Vodstrcil Lenka A, Doyle Michelle L, Murray Gerald L
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Introduction. Failure of fluoroquinolones, the principal treatment option for macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium infections, has recently emerged. This is of particular concern for men who have sex with men (MSM), who have high proportions of macrolide-resistant M. genitalium infections. Treatment failure with moxifloxacin is likely the result of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in parC, whilst...
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