Drug Resistance–Associated Mutations in Mycoplasma genitalium in Female Sex Workers, Japan

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Deguchi, Takashi ; Yasuda, Mitsuru ; Horie, Kengo ; Seike, Kensaku ; Kikuchi, Mina ; Mizutani, Kohsuke ; Tsuchiya, Tomohiro ; Yokoi, Shigeaki ; Nakano, Masahiro ; Hoshina, Shinji
• Description:
  Mycoplasma genitalium was detected in 21 (14.1%) of 149 vaginal swab samples and in 1 (0.7%) of 149 throat washing samples from female sex workers during 2013-2014 in Japan. Prevalences of M. genitalium with macrolide resistance-associated 23S rRNA mutations and fluoroquinolone resistance-associated parC alterations were 47.1% and 36.8%, respectively.
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Drug Resistance, Bacterial Female Genes, Bacterial Humans Male Microbial Sensitivity Tests Middle Aged Mutation Mycoplasma Genitalium Mycoplasma Infections Public Health Surveillance Rna, Ribosomal Sex Factors Sex Workers Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(6):1062-1064.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Japan
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3d4c2e3fcd2aef4cb9c9353ff9f4aa6db742e37c50afa2627d303885c29528af
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/31543/cdc_31543_DS1.pdf
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