Open AccessMycoplasma genitalium Infection in Young Women Without Urogenital Symptoms Presenting to a Community-Based Emergency Department in Birmingham, Alabama
Author(s) -
Stephen D Gragg,
Kanupriya Gupta,
Kristin Olson,
Barbara Van Der Pol,
Li Xiao,
Ken B. Waites,
William M. Geisler
Publication year - 2020
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.0000000000001227
Subject(s) - mycoplasma genitalium , medicine , emergency department , clearance , genitourinary system , mycoplasma , food and drug administration , gynecology , chlamydia trachomatis , medical emergency , microbiology and biotechnology , psychiatry , urology , biology
We used the Food and Drug Administration-cleared Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay to evaluate for M. genitalium infection among young women without urogenital symptoms presenting to a community-based emergency department in Birmingham, Alabama, between August 2016 to August 2019 for evaluation of nongynecological concerns. M. genitalium was detected in 23 (14.8%) of 155 women.