Table 2.
Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma parvum, and Ureaplasma urealyticum in oral, anal, and urethral swabs, and the missed detection of Mollicutes among AMSM and ATGW enrolled in the PrEP1519 study in Salvador, Brazil (N = 246), April 2019 to February 2021
| Species | Three Swab Sites (N = 246) n (%) | Oral (N = 245) n (%) | Missed Detection Rate (%) | p-value | Anal (N = 210) n (%) | Missed Detection Rate (%) | p-value | Urethral (N = 213) n (%) | Missed Detection Rate (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG | 14 (5.7) | 8 (3.3) | 42.1 | 0.275 | 5 (2.9) | 49.1 | 0.100 | 3 (1.4) | 75.4 | 0.023 | |
| MH | 33 (13.4) | 16 (6.5) | 51.5 | 0.015 | 12 (5.7) | 57.5 | 0.007 | 9 (4.2) | 68.7 | 0.001 | |
| UU | 51 (20.7) | 22 (9.0) | 56.5 | 0.001 | 21 (10.0) | 51.7 | 0.002 | 15 (7.0) | 66.2 | 0.000 | |
| UP | 8 (3.2) | 2 (0.8) | 75.0 | 0.106 | 3 (1.4) | 56.2 | 0.237 | 3 (1.4) | 56.2 | 0.234 | |
| All | 79 (32.1) | 48 (19.6) | 54.5 | < 0.001 | 41 (19.5) | 54.7 | < 0.001 | 30 (14.1) | 67.3 | < 0.001 | |
Legend: MG M. genitalium, MH M. hominis, UP U. parvum, UU U. urealyticum, AMSM adolescent men who have sex with men, ATGW adolescent transgender women. N = 246 (absolute number of participants). Figures in bold indicate the highest prevalence and significantly different missed detection rates