Mycoplasma genitalium in cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease: Bjartling et al

摘要

Mycoplasma genitalium (M genita-lium) is a fairly unfamiliar entry in the catalog of sexually transmitted microorganisms. In fact, information on its role in urethritis and cervicitis is new to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's most recent Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Treatment Guidelines. Yet, this parasitic bacterium is now linked to 15-25% of the nongonoccocal urethritis cases that occur in the United States. Limited data also indicate that like Chlamydia trachomatis (C trachomatis) and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, M genitalium can be a culprit in cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). In a new study, Bjartling and colleagues determined the prevalence of M genitalium in a gynecologic emergency clinic and then assessed all associated outcomes.