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Consequently, routine testing and treatment of asymptomatic or symptomatic men and women for\n                    <jats:italic>M. hominis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>U. urealyticum<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>U. parvum<\/jats:italic>\n                    are not recommended. Asymptomatic carriage of these bacteria is common, and the majority of individuals do not develop any disease. Although\n                    <jats:italic>U. urealyticum<\/jats:italic>\n                    has been associated with urethritis in men, it is probably not causal unless a high load is present (likely carriage in 40\u201380% of detected cases). The extensive testing, detection and subsequent antimicrobial treatment of these bacteria performed in some settings may result in the selection of antimicrobial resistance, in these bacteria, \u2018true\u2019\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">STI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                    agents, as well as in the general microbiota, and substantial economic cost for society and individuals, particularly women. The commercialization of many particularly multiplex\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PCR<\/jats:styled-content>\n                    assays detecting traditional non\u2010viral\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">STI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                    s together with\n                    <jats:italic>M. hominis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>U. parvum<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\/or\n                    <jats:italic>U. urealyticum<\/jats:italic>\n                    has worsened this situation. Thus, routine screening of asymptomatic men and women or routine testing of symptomatic individuals for\n                    <jats:italic>M. hominis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>U. urealyticum<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>U. parvum<\/jats:italic>\n                    is not recommended. If testing of men with symptomatic urethritis is undertaken, traditional\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">STI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                    urethritis agents such as\n                    <jats:italic>Neisseria gonorrhoeae<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Chlamydia trachomatis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>M. genitalium<\/jats:italic>\n                    and, in settings where relevant,\n                    <jats:italic>Trichomonas vaginalis<\/jats:italic>\n                    should be excluded prior to\n                    <jats:italic>U. urealyticum<\/jats:italic>\n                    testing and quantitative species\u2010specific molecular diagnostic tests should be used. Only men with high\n                    <jats:italic>U. urealyticum<\/jats:italic>\n                    load should be considered for treatment; however, appropriate evidence for effective treatment regimens is lacking. 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