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Abstract
This article summarizes the epidemiologic evidence linking Mycoplasma genitalium to sexually transmitted disease syndromes, including male urethritis, and female cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and adverse birth outcomes. It discusses the relationship of this bacterium to human immunodeficiency virus infection and reviews the available literature on the efficacy of standard antimicrobial therapies against M genitalium.Entities:
Keywords: Cervicitis; Mycoplasma genitalium; NGU; Pelvic inflammatory disease; STD; STI; Urethritis
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24275270 DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2013.08.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Dis Clin North Am ISSN: 0891-5520 Impact factor: 5.982