Azithromycin failure in Mycoplasma genitalium urethritis
Azithromycin failure in Mycoplasma genitalium urethritis
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DOI:
10.3201/eid1207.051558
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发表时间:
2006-07-01
影响因子:
11.8
通讯作者:
Fairley, CK
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作者:
Bradshaw, CS;Jensen, JS;Fairley, CK
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 in rapid symptom resolution and eradication of infection in all-cases. These findings have implications for management of urethritis.