Mycoplasma genitalium en España: prevalencia de infección genital y frecuencia de resistencia a macrólidos

Translated title of the contribution: Mycoplasma genitalium in Spain: prevalence of genital infection and frequency of resistance to macrolides

Alejandra Asenjo, Johannes G Kusters, Tim T Severs, Juan-Ignacio Alós

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium infection and the resistance to macrolides within a general population in Madrid in 2015.

METHODS: We collected 359 urine samples from a general population with symptoms of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). All samples underwent a real-time PCR. For the detection of macrolide resistance, a 283bp fragment of region V of the 23S rRNA gene of M. genitalium was amplified and sequenced.

RESULTS: We found a prevalence of 3.34% of M. genitalium and a macrolide resistance rate of 20%. In males, the prevalence was 6.62% and in women 0.96%, being significantly higher in males.

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence obtained shows that it is a pathogen to consider in our environment. These findings stress the need for routine testing of M. genitalium infections and would seem to suggest the advisability of resistance testing.

Translated title of the contributionMycoplasma genitalium in Spain: prevalence of genital infection and frequency of resistance to macrolides
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)169-171
Number of pages3
JournalEnfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica
Volume36
Issue number3
Early online date11 Mar 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2018

Keywords

  • Mycoplasma genitalium
  • Bacterial drug resistance
  • Epidemiology
  • Prevalence
  • Humans
  • Mycoplasma Infections/drug therapy
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Male
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
  • Mycoplasma genitalium/drug effects
  • Genital Diseases, Female/drug therapy
  • Macrolides/pharmacology
  • Young Adult
  • Genital Diseases, Male/drug therapy
  • Adult
  • Female

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