Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Mycoplasma genitalium Infection Among Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in South Africa: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Jason J Ong;
Mahlape Precious Magooa;
Admire Chikandiwa;
Helen Kelly;
Marie-Noelle Didelot;
Etienne E Muller;
Venessa Maseko;
Michel Segondy;
Sinead Delany-Moretlwe;
Ranmini Kularatne;
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Philippe Mayaud
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HIV in Africa Research Partnership Study Group;
(2019)
Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Mycoplasma genitalium Infection Among Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in South Africa: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 69 (5).
pp. 873-876.
ISSN 1058-4838
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz045
This prospective cohort study of 622 women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from Johannesburg (2012) detected Mycoplasma genitalium in 7.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 5.5-9.7, 46/622), with detection more likely with lower CD4 counts(adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.02 per 10 cells/μL decrease, 95% CI: 1.00-1.03) and higher plasma HIV-1 RNA (AOR 1.15 per log copies/mL increase, 95% CI: 1.03-1.27). No mutations for macrolide/quinolone resistance was detected.
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5730-947X