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| Source | Study design | Study population | Overall M. genitalium prevalence (%) |
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| Gaydos et al. [2] | Cross-sectional study | 324 women attending STI clinics in Baltimore. Detected by transcription mediated amplification from vaginal, endocervical, and urine swabs | 19.2 |
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| Oakeshott et al. [8] | Prospective study | 2378 sexually active female students (mean age of 21) followed up between 2004 and 2008 in London. Tested vaginal swabs by PCR | 3.3 |
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| Haggerty et al. [15] | Multicenter randomized controlled prospective study, PEACH study | Stored cervical and endometrial specimens of 682 women treated with cefoxitin and doxycycline for clinically suspected PID tested by PCR | 15 |
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| Clarivet et al. [25] | Cross-sectional study | 743 asymptomatic women attending free and anonymous STI clinics from April to August 2009. Detected by PCR in first void urine (FVU) sample | 0.1 |
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| Falk et al. [23] | Cross-sectional study | 465 female STI clinic attendees (mean age of 24) in Orebro, Sweden. Tested FVU and endocervical samples by PCR | 6 |
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| Hancock et al. [26] | Cross-sectional study | 1090 women attending the Public Health-Seattle & Kig County STI Clinic in Seattle, WA. M. genitalium detected by TMA from self-obtained vaginal swabs |
7.7 |
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| Bjartling et al. [27] | Cross-sectional case-control study | 679 women attending a gynecological outpatient clinic from 2003 through 2008. Tested urine and vaginal swabs by PCR | 2.1 |
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| Uno et al. [28] | Cross-sectional study | 200 women visiting the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department in Kizawa Memorial Hospital and Jaysaki Women’s Clinic in Japan. Tested cervical swabs using PCR. | 6.8 |
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| Gomih-Alakija et al. [29] | Cross-sectional study | 350 female sex workers aged 18–50 years in Nairobi, Kenya. Tested cervical samples by TMA | 12.9 |
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| Bradshaw et al. [30] | Prospective study | 313 women attending Melbourne Sexual Health Center, Australia, between March 2005 and November 2007 with cervicitis/pelvic inflammatory disease and sexual contacts of proven M. genitalium, infected partners. Cervical, vaginal swabs, or FVU samples analyzed by PCR | 10 |
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| Andersen et al. [31] | Cross-sectional study | 921 women aged 21–23 provided self-collected vaginal samples by PCR | 2.3 |
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