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MG191 adhesin, MG309 lipoprotein, and the rRNA operon were amplified, sequenced, and typed using phylogenetic, variable number tandem repeat, and single-nucleotide polymorphism analysis, respectively. Amplicons were obtained in 74\/75 samples, and the combination of locus patterns gave 44 different genetic profiles (discriminatory index of 0.987), with 43 considering only MG191 and MG309. Interestingly, 15\/17 patients who presented a first sample sensitive and a second resistant to macrolides had the same genetic variant in the samples (persistence of the same strain). In 2\/17 patients, discordant variants (one mixed infection and one recurrence due to incomplete contact tracing) were detected. In 31 additional not related and randomly distributed samples, MG191 typing obtained 23 different genotypes, with no appreciable clustering over time. The typing method allowed persistent and recurrent infections to be distinguished, indicating that macrolide resistance-associated mutations mostly developed during treatment. To detect these secondary resistant strains, prevent reinfections, and improve the control of M. genitalium infections, tests of cure and contact tracing of sexual partners should be mandatory.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/microorganisms7120609","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,25]],"date-time":"2019-11-25T03:10:00Z","timestamp":1574651400000},"page":"609","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Molecular Typing of Mycoplasma genitalium-Positive Specimens Discriminates between Persistent and Recurrent Infections in Cases of Treatment Failure and Supports Contact Tracing"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"7","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4196-5557","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Luis","family":"Pi\u00f1eiro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Microbiology Department, Donostia University Hospital-Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Paseo Dr. Beguiristain s\/n, 20014 San Sebasti\u00e1n, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pedro","family":"Idigoras","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Microbiology Department, Donostia University Hospital-Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Paseo Dr. Beguiristain s\/n, 20014 San Sebasti\u00e1n, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gustavo","family":"Cilla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Microbiology Department, Donostia University Hospital-Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Paseo Dr. Beguiristain s\/n, 20014 San Sebasti\u00e1n, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1650","DOI":"10.1111\/jdv.13849","article-title":"2016 European guideline on Mycoplasma genitalium infections","volume":"30","author":"Jensen","year":"2016","journal-title":"J. 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