Mycoplasma genitalium infection: current treatment options, therapeutic failure, and resistance-associated mutations
Mycoplasma genitalium is an important cause of non-gonococcal urethritis, cervicitis, and related upper genital tract infections. The efficacy of doxycycline, used extensively to treat non-gonococcal urethritis in the past, is relatively poor for M. genitalium infection; azithromycin has been the pr...
Main Authors: | Couldwell, Deborah L, Lewis, David A |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4454211/ |
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