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 ...

Verfasser: Liesbeth Martens
Sharon Kuster
Wilco de Vos
Maikel Kersten
Hanneke Berkhout
Ferry Hagen
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Reihe/Periodikum: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 7, Pp 1297-1303 (2019)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Schlagwörter: Mycoplasma genitalium / macrolide resistance / molecular diagnostics / sexually transmitted disease / bacteria / the Netherlands / Medicine / R / Infectious and parasitic diseases / RC109-216
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27193254
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2507.181556

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, the rate of MRMM positivity rose from 22.7% in 2014 and 22.3% in 2015 to 44.4% in 2016 but decreased to 39.7% in 2017. Because of these high rates of MRMMs in M. genitalium infections, we recommend that clinicians perform tests of cure after treatment and that researchers further explore the clinical consequences of this infection.