Table 2a and 2b Bedside v. standard culture from PCR-positive sample sites in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients
Symptomatic patients Bedside / Standard culture result n (% per sample site) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2a) | Anorectum | Pharynx | Urethra* | Cervix | All sample sites |
Negative/negative | 5 (33) | 1 (100) | 9 (5.4) | 3 (17) | 18 (9.0) |
Positive/negative | 0 | 0 | 41 (25) | 6 (33) | 47 (24) |
Negative/positive | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.2) | 0 | 2 (1.0) |
Positive/positive | 10 (67) | 0 | 114 (69) | 9 (50) | 133 (67) |
Total | 15 | 1 | 166 | 18 | 200 |
Asymptomatic patients Bedside / Standard culture result n (% per sample site) | |||||
2b) | Anorectum | Pharynx* | Urethra | Cervix | All sample sites |
Negative/negative | 61 (36) | 151 (72) | 3 (25) | 4 (80) | 219 (55) |
Positive/negative | 24 (14) | 43 (21) | 2 (17) | 0 | 69 (17) |
Negative/positive | 14 (8.2) | 4 (1.9) | 0 | 1 (20) | 19 (4.8) |
Positive/positive | 71 (42) | 11 (5.3) | 7 (58) | 0 | 89 (23) |
Total | 170 | 209 | 12 | 5 | 396 |