The contribution of Mycoplasma genitalium to the aetiology of sexually acquired infectious proctitis in men who have sex with men

M Bissessor; SN Tabrizi; CS Bradshaw; CK Fairley; JS Hocking; SM Garland; J Twin; M Poljak; J Peel; MY Chen

Journal article

The contribution of Mycoplasma genitalium to the aetiology of sexually acquired infectious proctitis in men who have sex with men

M Bissessor, SN Tabrizi, CS Bradshaw, CK Fairley, JS Hocking, SM Garland, J Twin, M Poljak, J Peel, MY Chen

Clinical Microbiology and Infection | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.11.016

University of Melbourne Researchers

Catriona Bradshaw Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Sepehr Tabrizi Author Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

Jane Hocking Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Suzanne Garland Wark Author Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

Marcus Chen Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

We wish to thank Jun Kit Sze and Afrizal for data extraction and laboratory staff at the University of Melbourne Microbiology Diagnostic Unit for handling specimens. We also wish to thank staff at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre who supported the study including Dr Htun Lin Aung and Dr Eric Chow who assisted with data analysis. Melanie Bissessor was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council postgraduate scholarship (ID 1038734).