Prevalence and incidence of Mycoplasma genitalium in a cohort of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa.

Carolyn P SmullinHunter GreenRemco PetersDorothy NyembaYamkela QayiyaLandon MyerJeffrey KlausnerDvora Joseph Davey

Published in: Sexually transmitted infections (2020)

We found a high prevalence and incidence of MG in pregnant women. Younger maternal age and HIV infection were associated with MG infection in pregnancy. Further research into birth outcomes of women infected with MG, including vertical transmission of HIV infection, is needed.

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pregnancy outcomes
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