Different groups of NGU patients, their Ct status, and female contacts
Group | Number (average age, years) | Ct positive (average age, years) | Percentage of group | Female contacts | Percentage Ct positive |
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Ct= Chlamydia trachomatis | |||||
Total | 283 (29) | 100 (25) | 35 | Total 133 | 46 |
Contacts of Ct + men 59 | 78 | ||||
Contacts of Ct+ index females | 36 (25) | 24 (24) | 67 | 36 | 100 |
Contacts of all secondary females | 92 (28) | 32 (28) | 38 | 97 | 26 |
(a) 22 concordant positive | |||||
(b) 3 discordant positive with Ct negative NGU partners | |||||
With multiple female contacts | 5 | 3 | 10 | 60 | |
With no traceable female contacts | 155 (28) | 44 | 28 | – | |
Symptomatic NGU patients | 143 (28) | 57 (26) | 40 | – | |
Asymptomatic NGU patients | 140 (27) | 43 (24) | 30 | – |