Mycoplasma genitalium and its resistance to azithromycin in incarcerated men from Far North Queensland
Gemma Maree Daley A G , Darren B. Russell A B C , Sepehr N. Tabrizi D E F , Jimmy Twin D E and William J. H. McBride AA School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Cairns Hospital, The Esplanade, Cairns, Qld 4870, Australia.
B Cairns Sexual Health Service, 381 Sheridan Street, Cairns North, Qld 4870, Australia, 4870.
C Melbourne School of Population Health, Level 5, 207 Bouverie Street, The University of Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia.
D Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Women’s Hospital, Locked Bag 300, Grattan Street and Flemington Roadd, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia.
E Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Melbourne, Vic. 3052, Australia.
F Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, 7th Floor Royal Women’s Hospital, Grattan Street and Flemington Road, Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia.
G Corresponding author. Email: daley.gemma@gmail.com
Sexual Health 11(6) 587-589 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH14147
Submitted: 5 April 2014 Accepted: 15 September 2014 Published: 18 November 2014
Abstract
This study examined the prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in incarcerated men from Far North Queensland as well as the prevalence of macrolide resistance in identified isolates. Overall, eight out of 140 [5.71% (95% CI 1.82–9.60)] urine samples tested positive and two out of eight (25%) samples carried a mutation in the 23S rRNA gene associated with macrolide resistance.
Additional keywords: Indigenous, macrolide resistance, males, sexual health.
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