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Mycoplasma genitalium attaches to human spermatozoa [PDF]

Human Reproduction, 2003
Mycoplasma genitalium causes urogenital diseases in men and women and is presumed to be sexually transmitted. We wanted to investigate whether spermatozoa could serve as vectors for M.genitalium in order to cause upper genital diseases in women.By use of Nomarski light microscopy and transmission X-ray microscopy, the attachment of M.genitalium to ...
Svend Birkelund, Gunna Christiansen, Christiansen Gunna   +2 more
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Detection of human IgG antibodies against Mycoplasma genitalium using a recombinant MG075 antigen [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Mycoplasma genitalium is a sexually transmitted pathogen that can cause a range of reproductive tract diseases in both men and women. To disentangle the relationship between M.
Anna Marie Overgaard Kildemoes, Olivia Sureya Seierø Rai, Elisabeth Probst Lyng Westermann, Henrik Frederik Bekkevold Johansen, Eva Bjørnelius, Carin Anagrius, Liang Ma, Ida Rosenkrands, Jørgen Skov Jensen   +8 more
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Features Associated With Mycoplasma genitalium Infection. [PDF]

Cureus
Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are commonly encountered in the emergency department (ED) in the United States. Limited data exist on the prevalence and risk factors for Mycoplasma genitalium (M. genitalium), specifically within the ED. We describe the epidemiological and laboratory findings associated with M.
Sheele JM, Bragg K.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Mycoplasma genitalium

Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, 2022
Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is an emerging sexually transmitted pathogen. It is an important cause of nongonococcal urethritis in men and is associated with cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease in women, putting them at risk of infertility.
Raj, J. Stephen, Rawre, Jyoti, Dhawan, Neha, Khanna, Neena, Dhawan, Benu   +4 more
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Prevalence Determination of m. Hominis and m. Genitalium in the Semen Samples in the Northeast of Iran Using Culture and Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction [PDF]

Archives of Razi Institute, 2021
Infertility has recently become a growing social and economic world problem. Genital mycoplasmas, such as Mycoplasma hominis and M. genitalium, are most frequently associated with several adverse effects on men’s fertility.
Kh Moridi, K Ghazvini, M Hemmati, H Hoseiniun, M Torkaman, M. H Fallah Mehrabadi   +5 more
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Automated Mycoplasma genitalium molecular macrolide resistance detection and nucleic acid target semi-quantitation: patient demographic considerations [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
Recent work has optimized parameters of a real-time reverse transcriptase PCR-based laboratory-developed test on the Panther Fusion system which detects Mycoplasma genitalium-specific macrolide resistance-associated mutations LDT (MRM-LDT) from primary ...
Josephine Moore, Trinity Krueger, Amanda Zapp, Stephen C. Lavey, Kimber L. Munson, Irene A. Stafford, Michael E. Newcomb, Brian Mustanski, Erik Munson   +8 more
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Omadacycline Is Highly Active In Vitro against Mycoplasma genitalium

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Here, we performed in vitro susceptibility testing on 10 Mycoplasma genitalium isolates against omadacycline, minocycline, tetracycline, doxycycline, moxifloxacin, levofloxacin, and azithromycin.
Ken B. Waites, Donna M. Crabb, T. Prescott Atkinson, William M. Geisler, Li Xiao   +4 more
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Retrospective Analysis of Ugandan Men with Urethritis Reveals Mycoplasma genitalium and Associated Macrolide Resistance

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
The rising rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Mycoplasma genitalium globally and the association of this sexually transmitted infection (STI) with cervicitis, urethritis, and HIV are potentially of great public health concern.
Johan H. Melendez, Justin Hardick, Annet Onzia, Tong Yu, Peter Kyambadde, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, Edith Nakku-Joloba, Agnes Kiragga, Yukari C. Manabe, Matthew M. Hamill   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Frequency of Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum among Females Patients Attending Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinics at Ain Shams University Hospital

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2020
Mycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas inhabit the genitourinary tract of sexually active males and females. Mycoplasma genitalium infection as well as Ureaplasma urealyticum are related to many reproductive health problems such as cervicitis, urethritis and ...
Shimaa A. Abdel Salam, Mona A. Khattab, Malames M. Faisal   +2 more
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Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium infection in women with bacterial vaginosis

BMC Women's Health, 2020
Background Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common condition in reproductive-age women and is known to be positively associated with risk of acquisition of sexually transmitted infections (STI) such as chlamydia and gonorrhea.
Melinda B. Nye, Ayla B. Harris, Amanda J. Pherson, Charles P. Cartwright   +3 more
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