Mycoplasma genitalium Coinfection in Women With Chlamydia trachomatis Infection

Sex Transm Dis. 2019 Oct;46(10):e101-e104. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001028.

Abstract

We evaluated the prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium coinfection in 302 chlamydia-infected women seen at a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Birmingham, AL. M genitalium coinfection was detected in 22 (7.3%). No participant characteristics predicted coinfection. Among coinfected women, M genitalium was detected again in 6 (28.6%) of 21 women returning for a 3-month follow-up visit after azithromycin treatment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Ambulatory Care Facilities
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Azithromycin / therapeutic use
  • Cervix Uteri / microbiology*
  • Chlamydia Infections / drug therapy
  • Chlamydia Infections / epidemiology*
  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Cohort Studies
  • Coinfection / drug therapy
  • Coinfection / epidemiology*
  • Coinfection / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycoplasma Infections / drug therapy
  • Mycoplasma Infections / epidemiology*
  • Mycoplasma genitalium
  • Prevalence
  • Sexual Partners
  • Urethritis / epidemiology
  • Urethritis / microbiology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Azithromycin