Enhanced sexually transmitted infection screening for Mycoplasma genitalium in human immunodeficiency virus-infected US air force personnel
Clinical Infectious Diseases Aug 24, 2017
Hakre S, et al. – Researchers here aimed at informing and enhancing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) screening among HIV–infected US Air Force (USAF) members. Findings revealed that the prevalence of M. genitalium was high and substantially higher than the prevalences of C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, and T. vaginalis among USAF patients with newly diagnosed or chronic HIV infection who were stationed throughout the United States and receiving HIV specialty care at a central medical facility. In view of the association of M. genitalium with both HIV acquisition and transmission, they recommend including it in routine screening of HIV–infected individuals for sexually transmitted infections.
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