Prevalence and Macrolide Resistance of Mycoplasma genitalium in South African Women

Bastien Hay; Jan Henk Dubbink; Sander Ouburg; Chloe Le Roy; Sabine Pereyre; Lisette van der Eem; Servaas A. Morre; Cecile Bebear; Remco P. H. Peters

doi:10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000246

Prevalence and Macrolide Resistance of Mycoplasma genitalium in South African Women

Bastien Hay, Jan Henk Dubbink, Sander Ouburg, Chloe Le Roy, Sabine Pereyre, Lisette van der Eem, Servaas A. Morre, Cecile Bebear^*, Remco P. H. Peters

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Abstract

Remnant specimens from 601 women obtained in a cross-sectional study from rural South Africa were tested for Mycoplasma genitalium. Overall, 10.8% of women were infected with M. genitalium either in the vagina or in the rectum. Macrolide resistance, although of low prevalence, in M. genitalium is described for the first time in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	140-142
Journal	Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Volume	42
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000246
Publication status	Published - Mar 2015

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