Characteristics of Mycoplasma genitalium Urogenital Infections in a Diverse Patient Sample from the United States: Results from the Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium Evaluation Study (AMES)
Lisa E. Manhart, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Stephanie N. Taylor, Rebecca Lillis, Edward W. Hook, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Carmelle V. Remillard, Melissa Love, Byron McKinney, Damon Getman
Abstract
Data from a large prospective multicenter clinical validation study of a nucleic acid amplification in vitro diagnostic test for Mycoplasma genitalium were analyzed to describe the prevalence of M. genitalium infection, risk factors, and disease associations in female and male patients seeking care in diverse geographic regions of the United States. Among 1,737 female and 1,563 male participants, the overall prevalence of M. genitalium infection was 10.
Topics & Concepts
Mycoplasma genitaliumBiologyGenitourinary systemMycoplasmaVirologyMedicineMicrobiologyChlamydia trachomatisInternal medicineReproductive tract infections researchGenital Health and DiseaseFemale Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues