Mycoplasma genitalium acquisition and macrolide resistance after initiation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men

What is it about?

•	After initiation of PrEP, the acquisition of almost exclusively asymptomatic M. genitalium remained stable the first 12 months at quarterly screenings.
•	A statistically non-significant increase of macrolide resistance from 44% at baseline to 57-86% after PrEP was observed.
•	None of the patients with a macrolide resistant M. genitalium strain after PrEP had been exposed to azithromycin in the preceding three months.

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