Mycoplasma genitalium

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Epidemiology

  • emerging STD
  • 21% of young women in on study[2]
    • infection (vs colonization) persists for > 12 months
    • incidence higher in black women[2]

Clinical manifestations

Laboratory

Management

More general terms

References

  1. Prescriber's Letter 14(8): 2007 Mycoplasma genitalium: An Emerging Sexually Transmitted Disease Detail-Document#: http://prescribersletter.com/(5bhgn1a4ni4cyp2tvybwfh55)/pl/ArticleDD.aspx?li=1&st=1&cs=&s=PRL&pt=3&fpt=25&dd=230802&pb=PRL (subscription needed) http://www.prescribersletter.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sena AC, Lee JY, Schwebke J et al. A silent epidemic: The prevalence, incidence and persistence of Mycoplasma genitalium among young, asymptomatic high-risk women in the United States. Clin Infect Dis 2018 Jun 18; 67:73-79. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29342269 https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/67/1/73/4802235
  3. Loinc
  4. Wikipedia: Mycoplasma genitalium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycoplasma_genitalium