Question: How Do I Get Treated for Mycoplasma Genitalium?
Answer: Mycoplasma genitalium is most often treated as non-gonococcal urethritis or bacterial vaginosis, since direct diagnosis of an infection with the bacterium is so difficult. In either case, the infection is treated with antibiotics.
The CDC 2006 treatment guidelines state that Azithromycin is more effective against M. genitalium than the other antibiotics usually used for urethritis treatment. Other research suggests that multi-day, as opposed to single dose, treatment with azithromycin may be most effective. A 10-day treatment regimen with Moxifloxacin may be a good option for those individuals with a mycoplasma infection when azithromycin is ineffective due to antibiotic resistance.
Sources:
Mycoplasma genitalium: Pathogen or Passenger? Medscape Infectious Diseases. 2008 (Accessed 3/16/08)
