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Table 3 Odds ratios for Bedside culture v. Standard culture methods

From: Improvement in Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture rates by bedside inoculation and incubation at a clinic for sexually transmitted infections

Sample Site

Odds Ratio

Standard Error

Confidence Interval

P value

Urethra

4.73

1.44

(1.91, 7.55)

< 0.0001*

Anorectum

1.35

0.26

(0.84, 1.86)

0.1219

Pharynx

4.70

1.40

(1.94, 7.43)

< 0.0001*

Cervix

2.44

1.48

(-0.46, 5.34)

0.1422

  1. Significance of the effect size/OR calculated by Wald test (*p < 0.05).
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Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

ISSN: 1476-0711

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