Prevalence of Mollicutes among men who have sex with men and transgender women aged 15 to 19 years in Salvador, North-eastern Brazil.

Valdiele de Jesus SalgadoCaio Marcellus Pereira de Abreu OliveiraÁgatha Morgana Bertoti da SilvaHenrique Inácio Lima de BritoDanielle Souto de MedeirosFabiane SoaresLaio MagnoInês DouradoGuilherme Barreto CamposLucas Miranda Marques

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2023)

A high prevalence of Mollicutes was observed among adolescent MSM and TGW, especially at extragenital sites. Further research is required to understand the epidemiological profile of high-risk adolescents in different regions and contexts, and to investigate the pathogenesis of Mollicutes in the oral and anal mucosa before routine screening can be recommended in clinical practice.

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