Correlation between symptoms (self reported dysuria and/or discharge) and signs (observed discharge—that is, ⩾1 cm2 smear on the slide and urethritis (>4 PMNL/HPF)) among male attendees infected with C trachomatis (Ct), M genitalium (Mg), or neither organism (NSU)
| Ct (n = 57) | Mg (n = 30) | Mg and Ct (n = 4) | NSU (n = 180) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | ||
| Discharge and symptoms | |||||
| Urethritis | + | 16 (29) | 15 (50) | 3 (75) | 24 (13) |
| – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Discharge but no symptoms | |||||
| Urethritis | + | 21 (37) | 4 (13) | 1 (25) | 40 (22) |
| – | 1 (2) | 2 (7) | 0 | 0 | |
| Symptoms but no discharge | |||||
| Urethritis | + | 3 (5) | 3 (10) | 0 | 13 (7) |
| – | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | |
| Symptoms, discharge not noted | |||||
| Urethritis | + | 2 (3) | 3 (10) | 0 | 12 (7) |
| – | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| No symptoms, discharge not noted | |||||
| Urethritis | + | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 16 (9) |
| – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| No discharge or symptoms | |||||
| Urethritis | + | 8 (14) | 2 (7) | 0 | 75 (42) |
| – | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Data lacking | |||||
| Urethritis | + | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total count (%) | 57 (100) | 30 (100) | 4 (100) | 180 (100) | |