Mycoplasma genitalium Infection in Adults Reporting Sexual Contact with Infected Partners, Australia, 2008–2016

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Slifirski, Josephine B. ; Vodstrcil, Lenka A. ; Fairley, Christopher K. ; Ong, Jason J. ; Chow, Eric P.F. ; Chen, Marcus Y. ; Read, Timothy R.H. ; Bradshaw, Catriona S.
• Description:
  Data on the likelihood of Mycoplasma genitalium infection in sexual contacts, particularly for men who have sex with men (MSM), are needed to form an evidence base for guidelines. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of patients attending a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, during 2008-2016. We calculated the proportion of contacts with M. genitalium infection and determined factors associated with infection. Among those patients reporting sexual contact with an M. genitalium-infected person, 48.2% of women, 31.0% of heterosexual men, and 41.7% of MSM were infected. Among heterosexual contacts, women were twice as likely to be infected; among MSM, rectal infection was more common than urethral infection; and among persons within heterosexual partnerships, concordance of infection was high. High positivity among female and MSM contacts and high concordance in heterosexual partnerships provide some justification for presumptive treatment; however, clinicians should consider antimicrobial drug resistance and toxicity of quinolones.
• Subjects:
  Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Female Heterosexuality Humans Male Mycoplasma Genitalium Mycoplasma Infections Retrospective Studies Sexual And Gender Minorities Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexual Partners Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(11):1826-1833.
• Pubmed ID:
  29047422
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5652440
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Australia
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cc7e43f30d92d40680bac418394d69ce28d3288c5545d8d0e0118561c0de7306
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49588/cdc_49588_DS1.pdf
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