A young adult female patient presents with lower abdominal pain, fever, and abnormal vaginal discharge. She undergoes a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) test on material collected by a vaginal swab, which is negative for gonorrhea but positive for another bacterium known to be a common cause of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in the USA. What is this bacterium?
A. Staphylococcus aureus
B. Mycoplasma genitalium
C. Chlamydia trachomatis
D. Gardnerella vaginalis
A. Staphylococcus aureus
B. Mycoplasma genitalium
C. Chlamydia trachomatis
D. Gardnerella vaginalis