Friday Breakfast Symposium

The Great Debate: Should we be testing for Mycoplasma genitalium in women with vaginal discharge?

Friday, July 28, 2023

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Faculty

William Geisler, MD, MPHProfessor of Medicine, Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Christina Muzny, MD, MSPH, FACP, FIDSA
Associate Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Learning Objectives

– Briefly review the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium, including antibiotic resistance.
– Review of available data, including knowledge gaps, regarding testing for Mycoplasma genitalium in women.– Discuss whether we should be testing for Mycoplasma genitalium in women with vaginal symptoms in absence of cervicitis or pelvic inflammatory disease.– Discuss current clinical practice recommendations for testing for Mycoplasma genitalium under certain circumstances among women with vaginal symptoms.

Supported by an educational grant of Abbott