@article {P{\'e}pin67, author = {J P{\'e}pin and A-C Labb{\'e} and N Khonde and S Deslandes and M Alary and A Dzokoto and C Asamoah-Adu and H M{\'e}da and E Frost}, title = {Mycoplasma genitalium: an organism commonly associated with cervicitis among west African sex workers}, volume = {81}, number = {1}, pages = {67--72}, year = {2005}, doi = {10.1136/sti.2003.009100}, publisher = {The Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Disease}, abstract = {Objectives: To identify the contribution of Mycoplasma genitalium to the aetiology of cervicitis in sub-Saharan Africa and its relative importance in the overall burden of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers (FSW). Methods: The study population consisted of FSW recruited in Ghana and B{\'e}nin during the initial visit of a randomised controlled trial. A questionnaire was administered, a pelvic examination carried out, and cervical samples obtained for detection of M genitalium, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis. Clinical signs potentially indicating cervicitis were cervical discharge, pus on the cervical swab, bleeding after sampling, and inflammatory cervix. Results: Among 826 FSW, 26.3\% were infected with M genitalium. N gonorrhoeae was strongly and independently associated with each of the four signs of cervicitis (adjusted odds ratios (AOR): 4.1 to 6.0). The AOR for C trachomatis were intermediate (1.3{\textendash}4.1) and the AOR for M genitalium were lower (between 1.6 and 1.8) but statistically significant (p⩽0.05) for each sign. Conclusions:M genitalium is weakly associated with signs of cervicitis in west African FSW but is highly prevalent.}, issn = {1368-4973}, URL = {https://sti.bmj.com/content/81/1/67}, eprint = {https://sti.bmj.com/content/81/1/67.full.pdf}, journal = {Sexually Transmitted Infections} }