Table 1 The concordance between AC2-generated GC results for both nurse-taken and patient-taken swabs from rectal and pharyngeal sites and comparison with the routine GC culture result
GC culture resultNurse-taken swab AC2 GC resultPatient-taken swab AC2 GC resultNumber*
Rectal specimens (262 patients)
−−−188
+++35
−++17
−−Equ3
−+−3
−+Equ2
−−+10
++−1
+Equ+1
++Equ1
+−−1
Pharyngeal specimens (262 patients)
−−−211
+++15
−++19
−+−1
−Equ−1
−−+11
−−Equ2
+Equ+1
+−+1

  • Equ, equivocal test result; −, negative test result; +, positive test result.

  • *The number of participants with this combination of test results.

  • GC, N gonorrhoeae.