Doxycycline and Sitafloxacin Combination Therapy for Treating Highly Resistant Mycoplasma genitalium

Doxycycline and Sitafloxacin Combination Therapy for Treating Highly Resistant Mycoplasma genitalium

Antimicrobial-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium is becoming increasingly common and creating major treatment challenges. We present early data on combination therapy with doxycycline and sitafloxacin to treat highly resistant M. genitalium. We found the regimen was well tolerated and cured 11/12 infec...

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Main Authors: Duygu Durukan, Michelle Doyle, Gerald Murray, Kaveesha Bodiyabadu, Lenka Vodstrcil, Eric P.F. Chow, Jorgen S. Jensen, Christopher K. Fairley, Ivette Aguirre, Catriona S. Bradshaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycoplasma genitalium
dual-class resistance
macrolide resistance
quinolone resistance
sexually transmitted infections
multidrug resistance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/19-1806_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/19-1806_article

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