Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma genitalium in Southeastern Region of the Netherlands, 2014-2017
Mycoplasma genitalium infections of the urogenital tract are usually treated with azithromycin; however, for the past several years, rates of azithromycin treatment failure have increased. To document the occurrence and frequency of macrolide resistance-mediating mutations (MRMMs) in M. genitalium infections, we collected 894 M. genitalium-positive samples during April 2014-December 2017 and retrospectively tested them for MRMMs. We designated 67 samples collected within 6 weeks after a positive result as test-of-cure samples; of these, 60 were MRMM positive. Among the remaining 827 samples, t... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Martens , L , Kuster , S , de Vos , W , Kersten , M , Berkhout , H & Hagen , F 2019 , ' Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma genitalium in Southeastern Region of the Netherlands, 2014-2017 ' , Emerging Infectious Diseases , vol. 25 , no. 7 , pp. 1297-1303 . https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2507.181556 |
Schlagwörter: | Adult / Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology / Drug Resistance / Bacterial / Female / History / 21st Century / Humans / Macrolides/pharmacology / Male / Middle Aged / Mycoplasma Infections/drug therapy / Mycoplasma genitalium/drug effects / Netherlands/epidemiology / Public Health Surveillance / Seasons / Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Bacterial/epidemiology / Young Adult |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26809338 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://pure.knaw.nl/portal/en/publications/e7bb39b1-9b5d-4b8d-b691-8943c0a4378c |