The emergence of antibiotic resistant Mycoplasma genitalium as the cause of non-gonococcal urethritis in male sexually transmitted infection clinic patients.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106510
Abstract: Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is the cause of an emerging sexually-acquired infection with high propensity for antimicrobial resistance development. In a prevalence study conducted at the public sexually transmitted infection (STI) service in Hong Kong, the… read more here.
Keywords: sexually transmitted; genitalium cause; resistance; mycoplasma genitalium ... See more keywords
Evaluating the utility of the A.F. Genital System test for pathogen diagnosis in acute male urethritis
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DOI: 10.1111/and.14377
Abstract: This study evaluated the effectiveness of the A.F. Genital System (Liofilchem®, Italy) in detecting pathogens compared with multiplex real‐time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in men with acute urethritis. Men diagnosed as having acute urethritis between… read more here.
Keywords: acute urethritis; diagnosis; urethritis; acute male ... See more keywords
Heteroresistance to the model antimicrobial peptide polymyxin B in the emerging Neisseria meningitidis lineage 11.2 urethritis clade: mutations in the pilMNOPQ operon
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DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14153
Abstract: Clusters of Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) urethritis among primarily heterosexual males in multiple US cities have been attributed to a unique non‐encapsulated meningococcal clade (the US Nm urethritis clade, US_NmUC) within the hypervirulent clonal complex 11.… read more here.
Keywords: heteroresistance; resistance; urethritis clade; neisseria meningitidis ... See more keywords
Meningococcal Urethritis: Old and New
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00575-22
Abstract: Neisseria meningitidis is a common commensal bacterium found in the respiratory tract, but it can also cause severe, invasive disease. Vaccines have been employed which have been successful in helping to prevent invasive disease caused… read more here.
Keywords: invasive disease; meningococcal urethritis; urethritis; meningitidis ... See more keywords
The Urethral Microbiota of Men with and without Idiopathic Urethritis
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02213-22
Abstract: Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) is the commonest genital tract syndrome in men and is nearly universally presumptively treated with an antibiotic. Common causes of NGU include Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium, but in more than 50%… read more here.
Keywords: without idiopathic; men without; urethral microbiota; urethritis ... See more keywords
Onychocryptosis and asymptomatic external urethritis as complications of oral isotretinoin therapy
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231387
Abstract: This case report presents a patient who, while undergoing oral isotretinoin therapy for acne vulgaris, developed onychocryptosis and asymptomatic external urethritis. These uncommon adverse events are not well-documented in medical literature. While his urethritis spontaneously… read more here.
Keywords: onychocryptosis asymptomatic; asymptomatic external; isotretinoin therapy; onychocryptosis ... See more keywords
P1.59 Genomic characterisation of urethritis-associated neisseria meningitidis
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DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2017-053264.164
Abstract: Introduction Mainly case reports have shown that N. meningitidis, typically a resident of the oropharynx and the causative agent of meningococcal meningitis and meningococcemia, is capable of invading and colonising the urogenital tract. This can… read more here.
Keywords: meningitidis; genomic characterisation; characterisation urethritis; urethritis associated ... See more keywords
Aetiology and prevalence of mixed-infections and mono-infections in non-gonococcal urethritis in men: a case-control study
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DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2019-054121
Abstract: Objectives Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) cause the majority of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). The role of Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) in NGU is unclear. Prior case–control studies that examined the association of UU and… read more here.
Keywords: case control; non gonococcal; urethritis; mixed infections ... See more keywords
Men at risk of gonococcal urethritis: a case-control study in a Darwin sexual health clinic
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4625-8
Abstract: BackgroundMale urethritis is primary sexually transmitted. Northern Territory (NT) has the highest rates of gonococcal infection in Australia and local guidelines recommend empiric treatment with azithromycin and ceftriaxone for all men presenting with urethritis. As… read more here.
Keywords: sexual health; darwin sexual; gonococcal urethritis; health clinic ... See more keywords