Open AccessComprehensive Assessment of Sociodemographic and Behavioral Risk Factors for Mycoplasma genitalium Infection in Women
Author(s) -
Emily B. Hancock,
Lisa E. Manhart,
Sara J. Nelson,
Roxanne P. Kerani,
Jennifer K. H. Wroblewski,
Patricia A. Totten
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e3181e8087e
Subject(s) - mycoplasma genitalium , medicine , chlamydia trachomatis , neisseria gonorrhoeae , gynecology , gonorrhea , odds ratio , obstetrics , risk factor , demography , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology
Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis are characterized by different risk factors, thus control strategies for each also differ. In contrast, risk factors for Mycoplasma genitalium have not been well characterized.