Prevalence of pathogens in cases of urethral discharge (single and multiple infections) according to behavioural, clinical, or laboratory characteristics
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Chlamydia trachomatis | Trichomonas vaginalis | Mycoplasma genitalium | None of these four pathogens | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals for each characteristic vary because of missing values; *p<0.05; †p<0.001. | |||||
| Previous treatment | |||||
| Yes (n=198) | 65.2% | 12.1% | 13.6% | 20.2% | 12.1% |
| No (n=208) | 72.1% | 14.9% | 18.3% | 21.2% | 10.1% |
| Acquired from sex worker | |||||
| Yes (n=306) | 74.2% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 19.6% | 7.2% |
| No (n=101) | 52.5%† | 8.9% | 17.8% | 23.8% | 22.8%† |
| Duration of discharge | |||||
| 1–7 days (n=215) | 80.5% | 12.6% | 16.3% | 15.8% | 5.6% |
| 8–14 days (n=85) | 70.6% | 15.3% | 14.1% | 23.5% | 8.2% |
| ≥15 days (n=110) | 45.5%† | 14.5% | 17.3% | 27.3%* | 23.6%† |
| Any discharge seen | |||||
| Yes (n=385) | 71.7% | 14.0% | 16.6% | 20.8% | 8.3% |
| No (n=24) | 25.0%† | 8.3% | 4.2% | 12.5% | 54.2%† |
| Purulent discharge seen | |||||
| Yes (n=303) | 82.8% | 11.9% | 14.5% | 14.9% | 5.3% |
| No (n=103) | 28.2%† | 18.4% | 20.4% | 35.0%† | 28.2%† |
| PMNs/field on Gram stain | |||||
| ≥5 (n=275) | 86.2% | 13.5% | 15.6% | 16.7% | 1.5% |
| 1–4 (n=38) | 28.9% | 23.7% | 21.1% | 28.9% | 28.9% |
| 0 (n=17) | 47.1%† | 17.6% | 5.9% | 35.3%* | 23.5%† |
| Gram negative diplococci | |||||
| Present (n=236) | 98.7% | 10.6% | 14.4% | 10.2% | 0.4% |
| Absent (n=94) | 24.5%† | 25.5%* | 19.1% | 41.5%† | 19.1%† |