title: Prevalence and macrolide resistance of Mycoplasma genitalium in South African women.
abstract: Remnant specimens from 601 women obtained in a cross-sectional study from rural South Africa were tested for Mycoplasma genitalium. Overall, 10.8% of women were infected with M. genitalium either in the vagina or in the rectum. Macrolide resistance, although of low prevalence, in M. genitalium is described for the first time in Sub-Saharan Africa.
authors: From the *USC EA 3671 Mycoplasmal and Chlamydial Infections in Humans, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; †INRA, USC EA 3671 Mycoplasmal and Chlamydial Infections in Humans, Bordeaux, France; ‡Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; §Anova Health Institute, Khutso Kurhula Project, Johannesburg, South Africa; ¶Department of Medical Microbiology & Infection Control, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; ∥Institute for Public Health Genomics (IPHG), Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Research School GROW (School for Oncology & Developmental Biology), Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands; and **Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
authors: Bastien
authors: B
authors: Hay
authors: Jan Henk
authors: JH
authors: Dubbink
authors: Sander
authors: S
authors: Ouburg
authors: Chloé
authors: C
authors: Le Roy
authors: Sabine
authors: S
authors: Pereyre
authors: Lisette
authors: L
authors: van der Eem
authors: Servaas A
authors: SA
authors: Morré
authors: Cécile
authors: C
authors: Bébéar
authors: Remco P H
authors: RP
authors: Peters
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology; D045704:Mycoplasma genitalium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017354:Point Mutation; D015995:Prevalence; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000235:genetics; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S