Prevalence, Macrolide Resistance, and Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium in Men Who Have Sex With Men Attending an Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic in Dublin, Ireland in 2017–2018

This is the first prevalence study of Mycoplasma genitalium and antimicrobial resistance study in Ireland. In urine samples from men who have sex with men (n = 400) attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Dublin, the prevalence of M. genitalium was 3% (12 of 400 specimens; 95% confidence interval, 1.3–4.7%), and the prevalences of macrolide resistance (75%), fluoroquinolone resistance (33.3%), and multidrug resistance (33.3%) were very high.
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Notes Source Type: research