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Antimicrobial efficacies of several antibiotics against uterine cervicitis caused by Mycoplasma genitalium

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Mycoplasma genitalium has been shown to be one of the pathogens responsible for uterine cervicitis by many studies. However, there are no clinical recommendations for treating M. genitalium-positive uterine cervicitis. Our study retrospectively investigated the antimicrobial efficacies of several antibiotics against uterine cervicitis caused by M. genitalium. We studied a total of 257 women with M. genitalium-positive uterine cervicitis, except for those with chlamydial and gonococcal infections, who were treated with one of the following antibacterial therapies: azithromycin extended release formulation (AZM-SR) 2 g single dose, azithromycin (AZM) 1 g single dose, clarithromycin (CAM) 400 mg/day for 7 days, CAM 400 mg/day for 14 days, moxifloxacin (MFLX) 400 mg/day for 7 days, MFLX 400 mg/day for 14 days, levofloxacin (LVFX) 500 mg/day for 7 days, LVFX 500 mg/day for 14 days, sitafloxacin (STFX) 200 mg/day for 7 days, and STFX 200 mg/day for 14 days. A PCR-based assay was performed to evaluate the microbiological efficacy of eradication in these patients. M. genitalium was eradicated from the uterine cervix in 19 of the 21 (90.5%) patients treated with AZM-SR 2 g single dose, in 38 of the 42 (90.5%) patients treated with MFLX 400 mg/day for 7 days, in 42 of the 42 (100%) patients treated with MFLX 400 mg/day for 14 days, and in 12 of the 13 (92.3%) patients treated with STFX 200 mg/day for 14 days. In conclusion, AZM-SR 2 g single dose, MFLX 400 mg/day for 14 days, and STFX 200 mg/day for 14 days would each be an effective treatment for M. genitalium infection.

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The authors thank all staff of Izumi Ladies Clinic for their helps and support in conducting this study.

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  1. Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Aichi Medical University, 21 Karimata, Yazako, Nagakute-cho, Aichi-gun, Aichi, 480-1195, Japan

    Michinori Terada, Emiko Ohki, Yuka Yamagishi & Hiroshige Mikamo

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Izumi Ladies Clinic, Gifu, Japan

    Koji Izumi & Hiroshige Mikamo

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Terada, M., Izumi, K., Ohki, E. et al. Antimicrobial efficacies of several antibiotics against uterine cervicitis caused by Mycoplasma genitalium . J Infect Chemother 18, 313–317 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10156-011-0329-8

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