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. 2021 Nov 1;48(11):e160-e162.
doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001394.

Prevalence of Urogenital Mycoplasma genitalium Infection, United States, 2017 to 2018

Elizabeth A Torrone  1 , Deanna Kruszon-Moran  2 , Christi Philips  1 , Monica R Morris  1 , Katherine E Bowden  3 , John Papp  1 , Laura H Bachmann  1 , Hillard Weinstock  1 , Ellen N Kersh  1
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Prevalence of Urogenital Mycoplasma genitalium Infection, United States, 2017 to 2018

Elizabeth A Torrone et al. Sex Transm Dis. .

Abstract

During the 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, urine samples from participants aged 14 to 59 years were tested for Mycoplasma genitalium infection. Overall prevalence was 1.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1%-2.7%). Prevalence was similar between males (1.8% [95% CI, 0.9%-3.1%]) and females (1.7% [95% CI, 0.8%-3.0%]).

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