ArticleSexually transmitted infections2005
Mycoplasma genitalium: an organism commonly associated with cervicitis among west African sex workers.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the global prevalence and infection risk factors of Trichomonas vaginalis.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence ofSexually transmitted infections · 2018Pooled it
- Community empowerment and involvement of female sex workers in targeted sexual and reproductive health interventions in Africa: a systematic review.Globalization and health · 2014Pooled it
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- The effect of medical male circumcision on urogenital Mycoplasma genitalium among men in Kisumu, Kenya.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2012Trial
- Failure of cefoxitin and doxycycline to eradicate endometrial Mycoplasma genitalium and the consequence for clinical cure of pelvic inflammatory disease.Sexually transmitted infections · 2008Trial
- Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and associated risk factors among female sex workers in Guinea-Bissau.Sexually transmitted infections · 2024Article
- Prevalence and macrolide resistance of Mycoplasma genitalium from patients seeking sexual health care in Southern Ghana.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
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- The Etiology of Vaginal Discharge Syndrome in Zimbabwe: Results from the Zimbabwe STI Etiology Study.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2018Article
- The prevalence of, and risk factors for, mycoplasma genitalium infection among infertile women in Ibadan: A cross-sectional study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2017Article
- Mycoplasma genitalium in Women: Current Knowledge and Research Priorities for This Recently Emerged Pathogen.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2017Review
- Experimental Infection of Pig-Tailed Macaques (Macaca nemestrina) with Mycoplasma genitalium.Infection and immunity · 2017Article
- Mycoplasma genitalium Prevalence, Coinfection, and Macrolide Antibiotic Resistance Frequency in a Multicenter Clinical Study Cohort in the United States.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2016Article
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- Cytopathological Examination and Epidemiological Study of Cervicitis in Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) in Coal City (Enugu), Nigeria.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2015Article
- Clinical characteristics associated with Mycoplasma genitalium among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo identify the contribution of Mycoplasma genitalium to the aetiology of cervicitis in sub-Saharan Africa and its relative importance in the overall burden of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers (FSW).
methodsThe study population consisted of FSW recruited in Ghana and Benin during the initial visit of a randomised controlled trial. A questionnaire was administered, a pelvic examination carried out, and cervical samples obtained for detection of M genitalium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis. Clinical signs potentially indicating cervicitis were cervical discharge, pus on the cervical swab, bleeding after sampling, and inflammatory cervix.
resultsAmong 826 FSW, 26.3% were infected with M genitalium. N gonorrhoeae was strongly and independently associated with each of the four signs of cervicitis (adjusted odds ratios (AOR): 4.1 to 6.0). The AOR for C trachomatis were intermediate (1.3-4.1) and the AOR for M genitalium were lower (between 1.6 and 1.8) but statistically significant (p< or =0.05) for each sign.
conclusionsM genitalium is weakly associated with signs of cervicitis in west African FSW but is highly prevalent.
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