High Prevalence of Mycoplasma penetrans in Chlamydia trachomatis Positive Rectal Samples From Men: A Brief Report

Inmaculada Pérez-Prieto; Axel Skafte-Holm; Jørgen Skov Jensen

doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.914874

High Prevalence of Mycoplasma penetrans in Chlamydia trachomatis Positive Rectal Samples From Men: A Brief Report

Front Microbiol. 2022 Jun 13:13:914874. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.914874. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Inmaculada Pérez-Prieto^{1

2

3}, Axel Skafte-Holm³, Jørgen Skov Jensen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
² Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain.
³ Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Research Unit for Reproductive Microbiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Abstract

Mycoplasma penetrans has gained increased attention in relation to sexually transmitted infections, however, its pathogenic potential and prevalence in different populations remains to be elucidated. Among 293 Chlamydia trachomatis positive rectal samples submitted for lymphogranuloma venereum typing, M. penetrans was detected by PCR in 13.4% of 231 male samples.

Keywords: Chlamydia trachomatis; Mycoplasma penetrans; coinfection; rectum; sexually transmitted infections.