TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical Characteristics of Mycoplasma genitalium and the Usefulness of Syndromic Management Among Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AU - Ong, Jason J.
AU - Magooa, Mahlape Precious
AU - Chikandiwa, Admire
AU - Kelly, Helen
AU - Didelot, Marie Noelle
AU - Muller, Etienne E.
AU - Maseko, Vanessa
AU - Segondy, Michel
AU - Delany-Moretlwe, Sinead
AU - Kularatne, Ranmini
AU - Mayaud, Philippe
AU - on behalf of the HARP Study Group
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - We report the clinical symptoms and examination findings of Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) in women living with human immunodeficiency virus in South Africa. If we relied on syndromic management alone to treat MG, only 15 of 46 MG-infected women would have received. appropriate treatment: sensitivity of 32.6% (95% confidence interval, 19.5-48.0) and specificity of 67.4% (95% confidence interval, 63.4-71.2).
AB - We report the clinical symptoms and examination findings of Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) in women living with human immunodeficiency virus in South Africa. If we relied on syndromic management alone to treat MG, only 15 of 46 MG-infected women would have received. appropriate treatment: sensitivity of 32.6% (95% confidence interval, 19.5-48.0) and specificity of 67.4% (95% confidence interval, 63.4-71.2).
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U2 - 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001054
DO - 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001054
M3 - Article
C2 - 31764768
AN - SCOPUS:85075518912
SN - 0148-5717
VL - 46
SP - 801
EP - 804
JO - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
JF - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
IS - 12
ER -
