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- Title
Enhanced Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening for Mycoplasma genitalium in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected US Air Force Personnel.
- Authors
Hakre, Shilpa; Casimier, Rosemary O.; Danboise, Brooke A.; Peel, Sheila A.; Michael, Nelson L.; Scott, Paul T.; Okulicz, Jason F.
- Abstract
Three-site genital and extragenital screening for Mycoplasma genitalium in 102 asymptomatic Air Force members with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection revealed 19 (18.6%) cases of M. genitalium, commonly (58%) in rectal samples. Because M. genitalium is associated with both HIV acquisition and transmission, these findings suggest that it should be included in routine screening of HIV-infected individuals for sexually transmitted infections.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HIV-positive persons; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; MEDICAL screening; MYCOPLASMA; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; MILITARY personnel; UNITED States. Air Force
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2017, Vol 65, Issue 9, p1585
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/cix555