Antimicrobial resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium sampled from the British general population.
Rachel PittMagnus UnemoPam SonnenbergSarah AlexanderSimon BeddowsMichelle Jayne ColeSoazig CliftonCatherine H MercerAnne M JohnsonCatherine A IsonNigel FieldPublished in: Sexually transmitted infections (2020)
This study highlights challenges in M. genitalium management and control. Macrolide resistance was present in one in six specimens from the general population in 2010-2012, but no participants with AMR M. genitalium reported symptoms. Given anticipated increases in diagnostic testing, new strategies including novel antimicrobials, AMR-guided therapy, and surveillance of AMR and treatment failure are recommended.