Table 1

Treatment at first presentation, Mycoplasma genitalium (Mgen) first-line treatment once Mgen result known and test of cure results

Antibiotic treatment at first presentationFirst-line Mgen treatment once known Mgen-positivePatients (n)Returned for TOC (n)TOC-positiveTOC-negative
Doxycycline*Azithromycin†43281711
Moxifloxacin‡3312
Doxycycline§1000
No treatment7101
Azithromycin¶Azithromycin†1101
Moxifloxacin‡2202
Doxycycline§1110
Doxycycline+azithromycin**Azithromycin†2110
Moxifloxacin‡0000
Ofloxacin+metronidazole††Azithromycin†8404
Moxifloxacin‡1000
No treatment1000
No antibiotic givenAzithromycin†17954
Moxifloxacin‡3202
No treatment2000
Other treatment including azithromycinAzithromycin†7312
Moxifloxacin‡4202
No treatment1000
Other treatmentAzithromycin†5312
Moxifloxacin‡1101
Ofloxacin‡‡1101
No treatment3000
Total114622735
  • *Doxycycline 100 mg BD 7–14 days.

  • †Azithromycin 500 mg stat then 250 mg OD for 4 days.

  • ‡Moxifloxacin 400 mg OD 10–14 days.

  • §Doxycycline 100 mg BD for 7 days.

  • ¶Azithromycin 1 g stat or 500 mg stat followed by 250 mg OD for 4 days.

  • **Azithromycin 1 g stat and doxycycline 100 mg BD 7 days.

  • ††Oxfloxacin 400 mg BD for 14 days and metronidazole 400 mg BD for 5 days.

  • ‡‡Oxfloxacin 200 mg BD for 14 days.

  • BD, twice a day; Mgen, Mycoplasma genitalium; OD, once a day; stat, immediately; TOC, test of cure.