This study aimed to estimate how common MG is and how effective MG treatment is.
1110 women aged 16–25 years were recruited from primary care clinics in Australia. Women were tested for MG at their first visit, 6 months later, and then again after 12 months.
We found that the rate of MG was 2% in the study population overall. The rate of MG was higher among women who reported having 3 or more sex partners in the last 12 months. The amount of organisms found were higher in participants who failed treatment than in those who were successfully treated.
Publications
Mycoplasma genitalium incidence, organism load, and treatment failure in a cohort of young Australian women
Walker J, Fairley CK, Bradshaw CS, Tabrizi SN, Twin J, Chen MY, Taylor N, Donovan B, Kaldor JM, McNamee K, Urban E, Walker S, Currie M, Birden H, Bowden FJ, Gunn J, Pirotta M, Gurrin L, Harindra V, Garland SM, Hocking JS
(2013), Clinical Infectious Diseases,
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis1210