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The purpose of this protocol is to determine the difference in clearance of Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) when using the Australian management protocol versus the current Centers of Disease Control (CDC) treatment guidelines for US standard of care (SOC), to determine the proportion of men from the Deep South, with NGU attributable to MG, and to determine the proportion of MG cases that harbor the macrolide-resistance associated with mutation.
Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) has been associated with non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) in many populations and the prevalence of MG strains with macrolide-resistance associated gene mutations is increasing . While no MG diagnostic assays have FDA clearance in the United States (US), treatment for NGU is primarily focused on managing potential infection with Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) using single dose 1 gm Azithromycin (a macrolide class of drug). Without testing for MG that might alter NGU treatment strategies, the current paradigm may be contributing to selective pressure resulting in increased macrolide resistance in MG. In Australia, awareness of the prevalence of MG and macrolide resistance-associated mutations has been facilitated by an approved diagnostic test manufactured by SpeeDx. Ltd. As a result of the epidemiologic information generated by this diagnostic tool [MG ResistancePlus (MRP) Assay], the Australian Sexual Health Alliance, who publish the Australian Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Management Guidelines for Use in Primary Care, have revised the management of men with NGU and MG infection. The new management guidelines include initial treatment of NGU with doxycycline, and concomitant testing for MG and macrolide resistance, with subsequent treatment for MG infected patients according to resistance results. We propose using the MRP assay in a population of men with NGU to determine the clinical impact of the Australian treatment strategy compared to the current standard of care for NGU on clearance of MG infection.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Standard of care | Men treated for mycoplasma according to standard of care |
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| Standard of care plus | Men treated for mycoplasma according to standard of care with regimen selected based on laboratory detection of resistance markers |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Comparison of two standard of care regimens | Drug | Treatment according to results of laboratory detection of resistance markers |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Participants with Molecular Clearance | DNA negative for mycoplasma | 90 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Positive Participants with Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma | DNA positive for macrolide-resistant mycoplasma | 90 days |
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Men with non-gonoccocal
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| UAB | Birmingham | Alabama | 35294 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014526 | Urethritis |
| ID | Term |
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| D014522 | Urethral Diseases |
| D014570 | Urologic Diseases |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
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Residual urine samples will be retained
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D052801 | Male Urogenital Diseases |