Perry, Michael DJones, SophieBertram, Alexanderde Salazar, AdolfoBarrientos-Duran, AntonioSchiettekatte, GilberteLewinski, MichaelArcenas, RodneyHansra, AvneetNjoya, MerlinGarcia, Federico2023-05-032023-05-032022-11-04Perry MD, Jones S, Bertram A, de Salazar A, Barrientos-Durán A, Schiettekatte G, et al. The prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) at testing centers in Belgium, Germany, Spain, and the UK using the cobas TV/MG molecular assay. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2023 Jan;42(1):43-52.http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20397Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) can lead to long-term sequelae in males and females; however, global prevalence data vary between geographical regions, as these sexually transmitted infections are not included in routine screening. The objective of this study was to use the cobas® TV/MG assay to assess the point prevalence of TV and MG in specimens from men and women over a broad European geographical area. Urine, vaginal, endocervical, and rectal samples were collected from patients aged ≥ 18 years receiving Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and/or Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) screening as per local standard of care at sites in Belgium, Germany, Spain, and the UK (Wales). Remnant samples were assessed using the cobas TV/MG assay. Analysis of 2795 samples showed that MG prevalence varied slightly across female sample types (range: 1.7-5.8%; p = 0.0042). MG prevalence was higher in male rectal samples (12.5%) than in male urine samples (3.9%; p enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Molecular diagnosticsMycoplasma genitaliumPCRPublic healthTrichomonas vaginaliscobas TV/MGHumansFemaleMaleTrichomonas vaginalisMycoplasma genitaliumPrevalenceBelgiumSpainSexually Transmitted DiseasesChlamydia trachomatisNeisseria gonorrhoeaeGermanyUnited KingdomMycoplasma InfectionsGonorrheaChlamydia Infectionsresearch article36369413open accessAlemaniaBélgicaChlamydia trachomatisEnfermedades de transmisión sexual EspañaFemeninoGonorreaHumanosInfecciones por ChlamydiaInfecciones por MycoplasmaMasculinoMycoplasma genitaliumNeisseria gonorrhoeaePrevalenciaReino UnidoTrichomonas vaginalis10.1007/s10096-022-04521-51435-4373PMC9816248https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10096-022-04521-5.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9816248/pdf