Mycoplasma genitalium infection analysis of 235 outpatients with STD
Abstract：ObjectiveTo analyzeMycoplasma genitalium(Mg) infection among patients received by the STD outpatient clinic of the authors’ department.MethodsTotal 235 patients (165 males and 70 females) with suspected genitourinary system infections visiting our STD clinic during February to October, 2015 were recruited in the study. Urethral discharge from the male and cervical secretion from the female were collected for microscopy, gonococci and mycoplasma culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection ofChlamydia and simultaneous ampliifcation and testing (SAT) for Mg.ResultsAmong the 235 patients, infections had been detected included 17(7.23%) by Mg, 33(30.64%) byUreaplasma urealyticum (Uu), 22(9.36%) byMycoplasma hominis (Mh), 10(4.26%) byChlamydial trachomatis (Ct) and 6(2.55%) byNeisseria gonorrhoeae (Ng), and 122(51.91%) were negative for all the above organisms. Among the 17 patients with Mg (+), 7(41.18%) were of simple infection, and other 10(58.82%) were coinfected with other organisms, of which 6 with Uu and 4 with Mh. ConclusionOur ifndings suggested that Mg infection can occur alone or in combination with other pathogens. Awareness of Mg screening among outpatients with STD should be enhanced. Mg is dififcult to cultivate due to its demanding condition of growth, therefore, currently, SAT test serves as an effective and available test method for Mg.
Keywords：Mycoplasma genitaliumInfectionSTD outpatientSAT test
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 107-108,111 )