| HIV serostatus | Ciprofloxacin MIC results | Cape Town N = 134 n (%) | Johannesburg N = 138 n (%) | All patients N = 272 n (%) |
| Positive | Resistant | 11 (8) | 23 (17) | 34 (13) |
| Positive | Susceptible | 17 (13) | 38 (28) | 55 (20) |
| Negative | Resistant | 26 (19) | 21 (15) | 47 (17) |
| Negative | Susceptible | 80 (60) | 56 (41) | 136 (50) |
HIV serostatus was significantly associated with ciprofloxacin-resistant gonococcal isolates (p = 0.034).
MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration.