Footnotes

• Handling editor Jackie A Cassell

• Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

• Disclaimer SpeeDx Pty Ltd had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.

• Competing interests SpeeDx Pty Ltd supplied all the reagents for molecular testing of M. genitalium. CF-N is a researcher receiving partial salary support from SpeeDx Pty Ltd. MF-H and ME have participated in symposiums organised by SpeeDx Pty Ltd.

• Patient consent for publication Not required.

• Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.