Volume 27, Number 3—March 2021
Research
Mycoplasma genitalium and Other Reproductive Tract Infections in Pregnant Women, Papua New Guinea, 2015–2017
Table 2
Prevalence of reproductive tract infections among pregnant women in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, 2015–2017*
Reproductive tract infection | Tested | Frequency | Prevalence, % (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|
No current RTI† | 467 | 121 | 25.9 (22–30.1) |
No current STI‡ | 485 | 302 | 62.3 (57.8–66.6) |
Mycoplasma genitalium | 625 | 78 | 12.5 (10–15.3) |
Chlamydia trachomatis | 640 | 122 | 19.1 (16.1–22.3) |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae | 640 | 35 | 5.5 (3.8–7.5) |
Trichomonas vaginalis | 581 | 117 | 20.1 (16.9–23.6) |
Syphilis§ | 437 | 79 | 18.1 (14.6–22) |
Bacterial vaginosis | 653 | 170 | 26 (22.7–29.6) |
Vulvovaginal candidiasis |
653 |
245 |
37.5 (33.8–41.4) |
Co-infections | |||
>1 Current RTI | 467 | 346 | 74.1 (69.9–78) |
>1 Current STI | 485 | 183 | 37.7 (33.4–42.2) |
>1 MG, CT, NG, TV, or syphilis infection | 302 | 144 | 47.7 (41.9–53.5) |
>1 MG, CT, NG, TV, or BV infection | 467 | 250 | 53.5 (48.9–58.1) |
>1 Infection diagnosed by GeneXpert¶ | 546 | 175 | 32.1 (28.2–36.1) |
>1 Vaginal infection# | 542 | 362 | 66.8 (62.6–70.7) |
>1 BV or VVC infection | 653 | 376 | 57.6 (53.7–61.4) |
Multiple current STIs | |||
2 | 661 | 75 | 11.3 (9–14) |
3 | 536 | 15 | 2.8 (1.6–4.6) |
*Participants result included only if they had all tests done for each of the infections within group of RTIs. BV, bacterial vaginosis; CT, Chlamydia trachomatis; MG, Mycoplasma genitalium; NG, Neisseria gonorrhoeae; RTI, reproductive tract infection; STI, sexually transmitted infection; TV, Trichomonas vaginalis; VVC, vulvovaginal candidiasis. RTIs include MG, CT, NG, TV, BC, and VVC (syphilis not included). STIs include MG, CT, NG, TV (syphilis not included). §Diagnosed with Alere Determine Syphilis TP (Abbott, https://www.abbott.com). ¶CT, NG, and TV infections diagnosed with GeneXpert (Cepheid, https://www.cepheid.com). #Vaginal infections include BV, TV, and VVC.
1Members of this group are listed at the end of this article.