Open AccessPrevalence and incidence of Mycoplasma genitalium in a cohort of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa
Author(s) -
Carolyn Smullin,
Hunter Green,
Remco P. H. Peters,
Dorothy Nyemba,
Yamkela Qayiya,
Landon Myer,
Jeffrey D. Klausner,
Dvora Joseph Davey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sexually transmitted infections
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.893
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1472-3263
pISSN - 1368-4973
DOI - 10.1136/sextrans-2019-054255
Subject(s) - medicine , mycoplasma genitalium , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , pregnancy , cervicitis , cohort , miscarriage , cohort study , gynecology , chlamydia trachomatis , physics , biology , optics , genetics
Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is a sexually transmitted organism associated with cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease in women and has been shown to increase the risk of HIV acquisition and transmission. Little is known about the prevalence and incidence of MG in pregnant women. Our study sought to evaluate the prevalence and incidence of MG infection in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women.