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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
*In 1980, 13 men were tested for non-gonoccal [[urethritis]] (NGU). '''''Mycoplasma genitalium''''' was isolated from 2 of those 13 men.<ref name="pmid27605499">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jensen JS, Cusini M, Gomberg M, Moi H |title=Background review for the 2016 European guideline on Mycoplasma genitalium infections |journal=J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2016 |pmid=27605499 |doi=10.1111/jdv.13850 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*In the early 1990s, [[polymerase chain reaction]] (PCR) was developed, which allowed for diagnosis of '''''Mycoplasma genitalium'''''.<ref name="pmid27605499">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jensen JS, Cusini M, Gomberg M, Moi H |title=Background review for the 2016 European guideline on Mycoplasma genitalium infections |journal=J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2016 |pmid=27605499 |doi=10.1111/jdv.13850 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Pathophysiology== | ==Pathophysiology== | ||
===Pathogenesis=== | ===Pathogenesis=== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
Classification
Historical Perspective
- In 1980, 13 men were tested for non-gonoccal urethritis (NGU). Mycoplasma genitalium was isolated from 2 of those 13 men.[1]
- In the early 1990s, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was developed, which allowed for diagnosis of Mycoplasma genitalium.[1]