Mycoplasma genitalium Incidence, Coinfection, and Antibiotic Resistance: A Prospective Study at a Walk-In Clinic in Los Angeles County, CA

Adam Carl Sukhija-Cohen; Henna Patani; Antigone Contessa Robinson; Matthew Ramos Santos; Yancy Granados

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofae419

Mycoplasma genitalium Incidence, Coinfection, and Antibiotic Resistance: A Prospective Study at a Walk-In Clinic in Los Angeles County, CA

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Jul 18;11(8):ofae419. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae419. eCollection 2024 Aug.

Authors

Adam Carl Sukhija-Cohen¹, Henna Patani², Antigone Contessa Robinson², Matthew Ramos Santos², Yancy Granados²

Affiliations

¹ Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, Center for Health Systems Research, Sutter Health, Palo Alto, California, USA.
² Public Health Division, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Abstract

Among 98 participants with penile discharge symptoms of Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae at a walk-in sexual health clinic, 11 were diagnosed with Mycoplasma genitalium, 10 had antibiotic resistance, and 6 were incorrectly presumptively treated. Our findings highlight the importance of public health strategies and research to curb M genitalium.

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; coinfections; community clinic; mycoplasma genitalium; sexually transmitted infections.