Retrospective analysis of infection and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Mycoplasma genitalium among pregnant women in the southwestern USA.
Irene A StaffordKelsey HummelJames J DunnKenneth MuldrewAlexandra BerraElizabeth Skye KravitzSoumya GogiaIrene MartinErik MunsonPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
Prevalence rates of M. genitalium in pregnant women was 5.7%. M. genitalium infection disproportionately affects young black women co-infected with T. vaginalis. Pregnant women remain at risk for persistent infection with M. genitalium due to decreased azithromycin susceptibility.