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Presence of anti-C. trachomatis Pgp3 immunoglobulin G (IgG) was determined using both an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and multiplex bead array (MBA). Weighted seroprevalence estimates were calculated. Correlates of seroprevalence were examined by multivariable Poisson regression.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In 2013 through 2016, overall seroprevalence of C. trachomatis Pgp3 IgG was 30.0% (95% confidence interval [CI],\u200525.5-35.0) as measured by ELISA and 29.4% (95% CI,\u200525.8-33.0) as measured by the MBA assay. Overall agreement between tests was 87.1% (1503\/1725). There was a high positive agreement by the MBA assay with current detection of chlamydia in urine (86% [36\/42]), a past-year diagnosis of chlamydia (81.8% [27\/33]), and a history of treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease (60.7% [37\/61]). Seroprevalence of C. trachomatis Pgp3 IgG, as measured by MBA, was significantly higher among non-Hispanic Blacks (68.0%; adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR)\u2005=\u20052.7 [95% CI,\u20052.3-3.3]), Mexican Americans (30.9%; aPR\u2005=\u20051.5 [95% CI,\u20051.2-1.9]), and other Hispanics (35.0%; aPR\u2005=\u20051.9 [95% CI,\u20051.4-2.5]) compared with non-Hispanic Whites (21.4%). A higher lifetime number of sexual partners and a younger age at sexual debut was also associated with higher seroprevalence.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Both the ELISA and MBA serologic assays revealed a high prevalence of antibodies to C. trachomatis Pgp3 in young adult females in the US household population. There were major racial\/ethnic disparities in exposure to C. trachomatis, with increased vulnerability among non-Hispanic Black females.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/cid\/ciaa1879","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,18]],"date-time":"2020-12-18T16:58:51Z","timestamp":1608310731000},"page":"e629-e637","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Seroprevalence of <i>Chlamydia trachomatis<\/i> Among Female Adults in the United States: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"73","author":[{"given":"Molly R","family":"Petersen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eshan U","family":"Patel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, 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