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SUBMITTER: Manhart LE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3213402 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Manhart Lisa E LE Broad Jennifer M JM Golden Matthew R MR
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20111201
Mycoplasma genitalium is associated with acute and chronic urethritis in men. Existing data on infection in women are limited and inconsistent but suggest that M. genitalium is associated with urethritis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and possibly female infertility. Data are inconclusive regarding the role of M. genitalium in adverse pregnancy outcomes and ectopic pregnancy. Available data suggest that azithromycin is superior to doxycycline in treating M. genitalium infection. Howev ...[more]