High Macrolide Resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium Strains Causing Infection in Auckland, New Zealand

J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Jul;55(7):2280-2282. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00370-17. Epub 2017 May 3.
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Keywords: Mycoplasma genitalium; macrolide resistance.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Macrolides / pharmacology*
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
  • Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Mycoplasma Infections / epidemiology*
  • Mycoplasma Infections / microbiology
  • Mycoplasma genitalium / drug effects*
  • Mycoplasma genitalium / genetics
  • Mycoplasma genitalium / isolation & purification
  • New Zealand / epidemiology
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / microbiology
  • Point Mutation
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / genetics
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Urethritis / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Macrolides
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S