High prevalence of circulating dual-class resistant Mycoplasma genitalium in asymptomatic MSM in Tokyo, Japan.
Naokatsu AndoDaisuke MizushimaMisao TakanoMorika MitobeHirofumi MiyakeKeiko YokoyamaKenji SadamasuTakahiro AokiKoji WatanabeHaruka UemuraYasuaki YanagawaHiroyuki GatanagaShinichi OkaPublished in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2021)
In Tokyo, there is an alarmingly high prevalence of M. genitalium harbouring macrolide and/or quinolone resistance-associated mutations in MSM, irrespective of antibiotic exposure. The high prevalence of M. genitalium strains with both parC and gyrA mutations limits the efficacy of sitafloxacin. Therefore, suitable alternatives are required to treat such M. genitalium infections.