Irith De Baetselier, Hilde Smet, Kaat Kehoe, Imelda Loosen, Marijke Reynders, Iqbal Mansoor, Lorenzo Filippin, Mathieu Cauchie, Ellen Van Even, Nadia Makki, Gilberte Schiettekatte, Wouter Vandewal, Bart Glibert, Veerle Matheeussen, Yolien Van der Beken, Reinoud Cartuyvels, Sophia Steyaert, Ann Lemmens, Maria-Grazia Garrino, Henry Paridaens, Elena Lazarova, Bénédicte Lissoir, Marine Deffontaine, Amélie Heinrichs, Veroniek Saegeman, Elizaveta Padalko, Amaryl Lecompte, Wim Vanden Berghe, Chris Kenyon, Dorien Van den Bossche
BackgroundAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) of Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is a growing concern worldwide and surveillance is needed. In Belgium, samples are sent to the National Reference Centre of Sexually Transmitted Infections (NRC-STI) on a voluntary basis and representative or robust national AMR data are lacking.AimWe aimed to estimate the occurrence of resistant MG in Belgium.MethodsBetween July and November 2022, frozen remnants of MG-positive samples from 21 Belgian laboratories were analysed at the NRC-STI...
February 2024: Euro Surveillance