Mycoplasma genitalium (M. gen) is an emerging health concern.
Testing for M. gen is recommended for all patients with recurrent urethritis, cervicitis and PID.1 Both women and men with M. gen infections are often asymptomatic and when left untreated, this infection can result in serious health consequences.1,2
Women
- Frequently asymptomatic.2
- Detected in 10%-30% of women with clinical cervicitis.1,2
- Identified in up to 22% of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) cases.1
- Untreated PID can lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes.1
Men
- More likely to exhibit symptoms of M. gen infection.2
- Responsible for 40% of persistent or recurrent urethritis in men.1
Proper treatment depends on proper diagnosis.
Often misdiagnosed, M. gen presents similar symptoms with other urogenital tract bacterial infections, such as Trichomoniasis, Chlamydia or Gonorrhea.3,4 However, treatment for these infections is organism-specific. Accurate diagnosis is critical to ensuring infections are treated successfully.
NAAT is the CDC recommended method for detection of M. gen.1
When identifying M. gen, the test you choose matters. Infections carry very low bacterial loads, and each organism contains 1000s of rRNA copies versus only one copy of DNA. RNA-based NAAT is far more sensitive than DNA-based tests.5,6
DNA-based tests can miss as much as 40% of infections compared to rRNA-based tests.6
The rRNA-based Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay provides up to 100% sensitivity.6,7
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References:
1. Workowski, et al. Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines 2021. MMWR RecommRep 2021;70 2. Jensen et al., Mycoplasma genitalium: prevalence, clinical significance, and transmission. Sex Transm Infect 2005;81:458–462. 3. Martin D. Mycoplasma genitalium infection in men and women. UpToDate. Last updated October 31, 2019. Accessed August 20, 2020. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/mycoplasma-genitalium-infection-in-men-and-women. 4. Kent HL. Epidemiology of vaginitis. 5. Frølund M, et al. Urethretis-associated pathogens in urine from men with non-gonococcal urethritis: a case-control study. Acta Derm Venereol. 2016;96(5):689-694. 6. Le Roy C, et al. French prospective clinical evaluation of the Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium CE-IVD assay and macrolide resistance detection using three distinct assays. J Clin Microbiol. 2017;55(11):3194-3200. 7. Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay. US package insert AW-17946. Hologic, Inc., 2019.
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Mycoplasma genitalium (M. gen) is an emerging STI present in approximately 10.2% of women and 10.6% of men.1 Often misdiagnosed, M. gen shows similar symptoms to chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis making it difficult to clinically identify.2
When identifying M. gen, the test you choose matters
M. gen infections carry very low bacterial loads, and each organism contains 1000s of rRNA copies versus only one copy of DNA. The rRNA-based NAAT Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay provides up to 100% sensitivity in the detection of M. gen, and this CE-marked test delivers results from multiple specimen types including vaginal swabs collected with the Aptima Multitest Swab.3,4
References: 1. Gaydos C, et al. Molecular Testing for Mycoplasma genitalium in the United States: Results from the AMES Prospective Multicenter Clinical Study. J Clin Microbiol. 2019;57(11):e01125-19. Published October 23, 2019. doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01125-19 2. Martin D, Mycoplasma genitalium infection in men and women. UpToDate. Last updated April 2, 2021. Accessed September 10, 2021. 3. Le Roy C, Pereyre S, Hénin N, Bébéar C. French prospective clinical evaluation of the Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium CE-IVD assay and macrolide resistance detection using three distinct assays. J Clin Microbiol. 2017;55(11):3194-3200. 4. Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay. UK package insert AW-14170-001. Hologic, Inc., 2019.
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