Azithromycin Failure in Mycoplasma genitalium Urethritis

Azithromycin Failure in Mycoplasma genitalium Urethritis

We report significant failure rates (28%, 95% confidence interval 15%–45%) after administering 1 g azithromycin to men with Mycoplasma genitalium–positive nongonococcal urethritis. In vitro evidence supported reduced susceptibility of M. genitalium to macrolides. Moxifloxacin administration resulted...

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Main Authors: Catriona S. Bradshaw, Jorgen S. Jensen, Sepehr N. Tabrizi, Timothy R.H. Read, Suzanne M. Garland, Carol A. Hopkins, Lorna M. Moss, Christopher K. Fairley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
non-gonococcal urethritis
Mycoplasma genitalium
azithromycin
moxifloxacin
dispatch
Australia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/7/05-1558_article

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