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...
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. |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291056/ |
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