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

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%]).