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ReviewEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2020

Mycoplasma genitalium, a stealth female reproductive tract.

Newton Sergio De Carvalho, Gabriele Palú, Steven S Witkin

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Review in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Newton Sergio De CarvalhoObstetrics and Gynecology Department of Federal University of Paraná (DTG/UFPR), Gynecology and Obstetrics Infections Sector from Clinical Hospital - UFPR, Rua Saldanha Marinho 1422 - 801, Curitiba, Paraná, CEP 80430-160, Brazil. newtonsdc@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7561-4566
Gabriele PalúObstetrics and Gynecology Department of Federal University of Paraná (DTG/UFPR), Gynecology and Obstetrics Infections Sector from Clinical Hospital - UFPR, Rua Saldanha Marinho 1422 - 801, Curitiba, Paraná, CEP 80430-160, Brazil.
Steven S WitkinDivision of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Universidade Federal do Paraná · BRCornell University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycoplasma genitalium was first isolated from the urethral swabs of two symptomatic men with urethritis in 1980. It is a sexually transmitted bacterium associated with a number of urogenital conditions in women like cervicitis, endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, M. genitalium may also act like a stealth pathogen at female reproductive tract, giving no symptoms. Its prevalence varies between different groups, with the average being 0.5-10% in the general population and 20-40% in women with sexually transmitted infections. The recommended treatment of this infection is azithromycin as a single 1-g dose. However, in recent years, macrolide resistance has increased which is significantly lowering the cure rate, being less than 50% in some studies. New treatment regimens need to be investigated due to increasing drug resistance. The discussion and suggestion of an algorithm for management of this infection is the highlight of this paper.

Indexed as

Drug Resistance, BacterialAnti-Bacterial AgentsAsymptomatic InfectionsAzithromycinFemaleHumansMacrolidesMycoplasma genitaliumMycoplasma InfectionsPelvic Inflammatory DiseasePrevalenceReproductive Tract InfectionsSexually Transmitted DiseasesUrethritisAnti-Bacterial AgentsAzithromycinMacrolidesMycoplasma genitaliumPrevalenceResistanceSexually transmitted infectionTreatment

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PMID31522281
OpenAlexW2972322946

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