Retrospective Analysis of Ugandan Men with Urethritis Reveals Mycoplasma genitalium and Associated Macrolide Resistance

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2022
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Microbiology Spectrum
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The rising rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Mycoplasma genitalium globally and the association of this sexually transmitted infection (STI) with cervicitis, urethritis, and HIV are potentially of great public health concern. Data on the epidemiology of M. genitalium in men in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. We sought to determine the prevalence of M. genitalium and macrolide resistance in men with urethritis in Kampala, Uganda. Self-collected penile-meatal swabs and/or urine samples from men with symptomatic urethritis (n = 250) were retrospectively analyzed for the presence of M. genitalium and macrolide resistance markers with the Aptima M. genitalium and ResistancePlus M. genitalium assays. Additionally, demographic and STI coinfection data were used to investigate associations with M. genitalium infection. M. genitalium was detected in 12.8% (32/250) of individuals; 40.6% (n = 13) had M. genitalium monoinfection. Mutations associated with macrolide resistance were detected in 10.7% (3/28) of participants. Coinfection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae was common (41.0%), but M. genitalium was more prevalent in participants without N. gonorrhoeae coinfection (P = 0.001). M. genitalium is common in Ugandan men with urethritis both as a monoinfection and as a coinfection with other curable STIs. Macrolide resistance was present and warrants further research on treatment outcomes and the association between untreated M. genitalium and subsequent morbidity.
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Melendez, J. H., Hardick, J., Onzia, A., Yu, T., Kyambadde, P., Parkes-Ratanshi, R., ... & Hamill, M. M. (2022). Retrospective analysis of Ugandan men with urethritis reveals Mycoplasma genitalium and associated macrolide resistance. Microbiology Spectrum, 10(2), e02304-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02304-21
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