ReviewInfectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology2016
Mycoplasma genitalium: An Overlooked Sexually Transmitted Pathogen in Women?
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- Genital mycoplasma infections: a hidden factor in cervical cancer progression? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluation of Alinity m STI Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis , Neisseria gonorrhoeae , Trichomonas vaginalis , and Mycoplasma genitalium in Female Urogenital Specimens.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2026Article
- PreconceptionmedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Clinical characteristics and symptoms associated withSexually transmitted infections · 2025Article
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- Effects of Ureaplasma parvum infection in the exosome biogenesis-related proteins in ectocervical epithelial cells.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2024Article
- Challenges and Solutions to STI Control in the Era of HIV and STI Prophylaxis.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2023Review
- Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium and Chlamydia trachomatis in Chinese female with lower reproductive tract infection: a multicenter epidemiological survey.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Prevalence ofEthiopian journal of health sciences · 2023Article
- Qualitative and Quantitative Detection of Multiple Sexually Transmitted Infection Pathogens Reveals Distinct Associations with Cervicitis and Vaginitis.Microbiology spectrum · 2022Article
- The prevalence of Mycoplasma hominis in Outpatients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in East India.Cureus · 2022Article
- Vaccinomics-Aided Development of a Next-Generation Chimeric Vaccine against an Emerging Threat:Vaccines · 2022Article
- Mycoplasma genitalium prevalence and macrolide resistance-associated mutations and coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis in Southern Jutland, Denmark.APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica · 2021Article
- Prevalence and correlates of Mycoplasma genitalium infection among patients attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Guangdong, China: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Exploring the implications for coincidental treatment ofJAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2021Article
- Prevalence Determination of m. Hominis and m. Genitalium in the Semen Samples in the Northeast of Iran Using Culture and Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction.Archives of Razi Institute · 2021Article
- Mycoplasma genitalium Detection in Urogenital Specimens from Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Men and Women by Use of the cobas TV/MG Test.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2020Article
- A case ofInternational journal of women's dermatology · 2020Article
- Genital tract infection and associated factors affect the reproductive outcome in fertile females and females undergoingBiomedical reports · 2019Article
- Male infertility: the intracellular bacterial hypothesis.New microbes and new infections · 2018Review
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Abstract
Mycoplasma genitalium is a facultative anaerobic organism and a recognized cause of nongonococcal urethritis in men. In women, M. genitalium has been associated with cervicitis, endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infertility, susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and adverse birth outcomes, indicating a consistent relationship with female genital tract pathology. The global prevalence of M. genitalium among symptomatic and asymptomatic sexually active women ranges between 1 and 6.4%. M. genitalium may play a role in pathogenesis as an independent sexually transmitted pathogen or by facilitating coinfection with another pathogen. The long-term reproductive consequences of M. genitalium infection in asymptomatic individuals need to be investigated further. Though screening for this pathogen is not currently recommended, it should be considered in high-risk populations. Recent guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control regarding first-line treatment for PID do not cover M. genitalium but recommend considering treatment in patients without improvement on standard PID regimens. Prospective studies on the prevalence, pathophysiology, and long-term reproductive consequences of M. genitalium infection in the general population are needed to determine if screening protocols are necessary. New treatment regimens need to be investigated due to increasing drug resistance.
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