Prevalence of macrolide- and fluoroquinolone-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium strains in clinical specimens from MSM of two STI practices in Berlin, Germany

ConclusionsAlthough azithromycin is recommended as first-line antibiotic to treat infections withM. genitalium in MSM, according to our data, its use must be highly limited in Berlin. Besides the need for resistance studies regarding strains circulating in other locations and among different patient groups in Germany, the results emphasize the importance of intensified antibiotic resistance testing of M. genitalium to avoid a further increase of treatment failures in infections with this emerging human pathogen.
Source: Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research