Burden of Mycoplasma genitalium and Bacterial Coinfections in a Population-Based Sample in New Mexico

Authors

Anne Hammer, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Patti E. Gravitt, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Rachael Adcock, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, United Kingdom
Nicole Patterson, Departments of Pathology
Jack Cuzick, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London, United Kingdom
Cosette M. Wheeler, New Mexico HPV Pap Registry, University of New Mexico

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2021

Abstract

In this population-based US study, the overall prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium was 1.95% (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.62%-2.34%), declining from 6.12% (95% CI, 4.72%-7.92%) in women aged 21 to 24 years to 0.48% (95% CI, 0.25%-0.94%) in women aged 40 to 64 years. The prevalence of coinfections with Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis was low.

Recommended Citation

Hammer A, Gravitt PE, Adcock R, Patterson N, Cuzick J, Wheeler CM; New Mexico HPV Pap Registry Steering Committee. Burden of Mycoplasma genitalium and Bacterial Coinfections in a Population-Based Sample in New Mexico. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 Dec 1;48(12):e186-e189. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001472. PMID: 33993157; PMCID: PMC8590705.