Demographics and epidemiological features of Chlamydia trachomatis cases coinfected with Mycoplasma genitalium, compared with Neisseria gonorrhoeae cases coinfected with M. genitalium, respectively (n=56)
| C . trachomatis cases with M. genitalium detected, n=27 (%, 95% CI) or mean (range) | N . gonorrhoeae cases with M. genitalium detected, n=29 (%, 95% CI) or mean (range) | OR (95% CI) | P value* | |
| Age | 32 (22–51) | 30 (20–56) | 0.98 (0.92 to 1.05) | 0.556 |
| Number of male sexual partners in the last 3 months | ||||
| 10.5 (1–100) | 8.08 (1–25) | 0.99 (0.95 to 1.03) | 0.567 | |
| Condom use with male partners in the last 3 months | ||||
| Not always | 24 (92, 75 to 99) | 21 (84, 64 to 95) | 1 | |
| Always | 2 (8, 1 to 25) | 4 (16, 5 to 36) | 2.29 (0.38 to 13.77) | 0.367 |
| Using PrEP† | ||||
| No | 15 (56, 35 to 75) | 14 (70, 46 to 88) | 1 | |
| Yes | 12 (44, 35 to 65) | 6 (30, 12 to 54) | 0.25 (0.10 to 0.65) | 0.002 |
| Symptomatic‡ | ||||
| No | 19 (70, 50 to 86) | 15 (52, 33 to 71) | 1 | |
| Yes | 8 (30, 14 to 50) | 14 (48, 29 to 67) | 2.22 (0.74 to 6.67) | 0.157 |
| Anal symptoms§ | ||||
| No | 25 (93, 76 to 99) | 24 (83, 64 to 94) | 1 | |
| Yes | 2 (7, 1 to 24) | 5 (17, 6 to 36) | 2.60 (0.46 to 14.73) | 0.258 |
| STI contact | ||||
| No | 23 (85, 66 to 96) | 25 (86, 68 to 96) | 1 | |
| Yes | 4 (15, 4 to 34) | 4 (14, 4 to 32) | 0.92 (0.21 to 4.11) | 0.913 |
Data missing for up to 14% of condom use in gonorrhoea samples and 4% of condom use in chlamydia samples.
*P value calculated using logistic regression, and bold indicates significant findings.
†Individuals with HIV were excluded for this variable.
‡Symptomatic was defined as the presence of any symptoms, including symptoms at sites other than the rectum.
§Anal symptoms included anal discharge, anal itch, anal pain, anal bleeding, painful bowel motions or tenesmus.
PrEP, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.