Azithromycin Failure in Mycoplasma genitalium Urethritis

We report significant failure rates (28%, 95% confidence interval 15%–45%) after administering 1 g azithromycin to men with Mycoplasma genitalium–positive nongonococcal urethritis. In vitro evidence supported reduced susceptibility of M. genitalium to macrolides. Moxifloxacin administration resulted...

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Main Authors: Bradshaw, Catriona S., Jensen, Jorgen S., Tabrizi, Sepehr N., Read, Timothy R.H., Garland, Suzanne M., Hopkins, Carol A., Moss, Lorna M., Fairley, Christopher K.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291056/