Open AccessMycoplasma genitalium infection among HIV-infected pregnant African women and implications for mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Author(s) -
Alison C. Roxby,
Krista Yuhas,
Carey Farquhar,
Rose Bosire,
Dorothy MboriNgacha,
Barbra A. Richardson,
Patricia A. Totten,
Grace JohnStewart
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000002335
Subject(s) - mycoplasma genitalium , medicine , odds ratio , obstetrics , cohort , pregnancy , cohort study , gynecology , chlamydia trachomatis , biology , genetics
Many sexually transmitted infections increase risk of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, but the effect of Mycoplasma genitalium is not known. We hypothesized that M. genitalium infection would be common among HIV-infected pregnant women and could be associated with in-utero and intrapartum MTCT.