Highlighting the clinical need for diagnosing Mycoplasma genitalium infection

Catherine A. Ison*, Helen Fifer, Simon Gwynn, Paddy Horner, Peter Muir, Jane Nicholls, Keith Radcliffe, Jonathan Ross, David Taylor-Robinson, John White

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    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)680-686
    Number of pages7
    JournalInternational Journal of STD and AIDS
    Volume29
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished (VoR) - 1 Jun 2018

    Funding

    The authors declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: All authors were in receipt of a paid consultancy for this study. CAI is in receipt of a patent for the Mycoplasma genitalium detection assay based on MG219 gene (PCT/GB2007/001913 and foreign equivalents). HF is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Discuva Ltd. PH had non-financial support from Hologic, during the conduct of the study; personal fees from Crown Prosecution service, personal fees from British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, grants from Mast Group Ltd, non-financial support from Hologic, outside the submitted work. In addition, PH has a patent A sialidase spot test to diagnose bacterial vaginosis issued to University of Bristol. PM has been in receipt of grants, conference expenses and consultancy fees from Hologic Inc and grants from Elitech UK Ltd. JN has received fees from Hologic for conference presentations. KR is a consultant to Hologic. JR has been in receipt of a paid consultancy for GSK pharma and for Hologic. DTR has no other competing interests. JW has previously received research and educational support and hospitality from BD Diagnostics, Genprobe/Hologic, Abbott Diagnostics, Alere, Viiv, Gilead, Boerhinger Ingelheim, Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Diagnostics Development Unit/DRW, University of Cambridge, and is an Editor in Chief of International Journal of STD & AIDS, SAGE publishing.

    Keywords

    • Chlamydia
    • Mycoplasma genitalium
    • genito-urinary medicine
    • testing
    • urethritis

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