TABLE 2.
Prevalence of urogenital M. genitalium infection in participants reporting symptoms of urogenital sexually transmitted infection and association with symptoms
| Patient-reported urogenital symptomsa |
M. genitalium infection prevalence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female (n = 1,737) |
Male (n = 1,563) |
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| n/Nb (%) | ORc (95% CI) | n/N (%) | ORc (95% CI) | |
| Any reported symptom | 122/1,053 (11.6) | 1.53 (1.09, 2.14) | 104/866 (12.0) | 1.42 (1.02, 1.99) |
| Pain/discomfort in groin or lower belly | 17/159 (10.7) | 1.07 (0.63, 1.81) | 12/149 (8.1) | 0.72 (0.39, 1.33) |
| Pain/burning/discomfort during urination | 18/125 (14.4) | 1.55 (0.92, 2.62) | 39/358 (10.9) | 1.05 (0.72, 1.53) |
| Pain/discomfort during sexual intercourse | 11/106 (10.4) | 1.03 (0.54, 1.96) | 8/65 (12.3) | 1.20 (0.48, 2.59) |
| Genital blisters/sores/bumps/rash/warts | 7/69 (10.1) | 1.00 (0.38, 2.24) | 9/94 (9.6) | 0.89 (0.39, 1.82) |
| Abnormal vaginal odor | 65/445 (14.6) | 1.82 (1.31, 2.52) | ||
| Vaginal/vulvar itching or irritation | 51/429 (11.9) | 1.28 (0.90, 1.80) | ||
| Abnormal vaginal bleeding | 4/63 (6.3) | 0.59 (0.15, 1.63) | ||
| Abnormal vaginal discharge | 90/692 (13.0) | 1.67 (1.22, 2.28) | ||
| Penile/urethral discharge | 56/275 (20.4) | 2.77 (1.94, 3.94) | ||
| Burning/itching around opening of penis | 22/269 (8.2) | 0.72 (0.45, 1.15) | ||
| Itching/tingling on the inside of penis | 13/175 (7.4) | 0.65 (0.36, 1.18) | ||
a
Participants could report multiple symptoms.
b
n/N, number of participants with urogenital M. genitalium infection/total number of participants with the indicated symptoms.
c
The referent category in all cases is the absence of the symptom.