Identification of novel microbes associated with pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility

CL Haggerty, PA Totten, G Tang, SG Astete… - Sexually transmitted …, 2016 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives As pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) aetiology is not completely understood, we
examined the relationship between select novel bacteria, PID and long-term sequelae …

Failure of cefoxitin and doxycycline to eradicate endometrial Mycoplasma genitalium and the consequence for clinical cure of pelvic inflammatory disease

CL Haggerty, PA Totten, SG Astete, S Lee… - Sexually transmitted …, 2008 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives: As Mycoplasma genitalium is associated with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID),
we examined the efficacy of a commonly used PID antimicrobial in treating M genitalium …

Mycoplasma genitalium infection and persistence in a cohort of female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya

CR Cohen, M Nosek, A Meier, SG Astete… - Sexually transmitted …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the risk factors for and persistence of
Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) in a highly exposed female population in Kenya. Study …

Mycoplasma genitalium among women with nongonococcal, nonchlamydial pelvic inflammatory disease

CL Haggerty, PA Totten, SG Astete… - Infectious diseases in …, 2006 - hindawi.com
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a frequent condition of young women, often resulting in
reproductive morbidity. Although Neisseria gonorrhoeae and/or Chlamydia trachomatis …

Clinical Presentation of Mycoplasma genitalium Infection versus Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection among Women with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

VL Short, PA Totten, RB Ness, SG Astete… - Clinical Infectious …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background. Women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) often present with a spectrum of
symptoms. The characteristics of nongonococcal, nonchlamydial PID have not been well …

Sentinel surveillance of sexually transmitted infections/HIV and risk behaviors in vulnerable populations in 5 Central American countries

RJ Soto, AE Ghee, CA Nuñez, R Mayorga… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Abstract In El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, we recruited 2466
female sex workers (FSWs) by probabilistic or comprehensive sampling and 1418 men who …

Demographic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics of men with nongonococcal urethritis differ by etiology: a case-comparison study

CM Wetmore, LE Manhart, MS Lowens… - Sexually transmitted …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) is common, yet up to 50% of cases have no
defined etiology. The extent to which risk profiles and clinical presentations of pathogen …

Detection of novel organisms associated with salpingitis, by use of 16S rDNA polymerase chain reaction

JK Hebb, CR Cohen, SG Astete… - The Journal of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Although Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are established
causes of salpingitis, the majority of cases have no known etiology. We used broad-range …

High Mycoplasma genitalium Organism Burden Is Associated with Shedding of HIV-1 DNA from the Cervix

LE Manhart, SB Mostad, JM Baeten… - The Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
We assessed the relationship between infection with Mycoplasma genitalium, an emerging
sexually transmitted pathogen, and cervical shedding of human immunodeficiency virus …

Ureaplasma urealyticum Is Associated With Nongonococcal Urethritis Among Men With Fewer Lifetime Sexual Partners: A Case-Control Study

CM Wetmore, LE Manhart, MS Lowens… - Journal of Infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background. Ureaplasmas have been inconsistently associated with nongonococcal
urethritis (NGU). We evaluated the association of the newly differentiated species …