Table 1

Detection rates for pharyngeal gonorrhoea among men who have sex with men by individual clinicians before and after recommendations on specimen collection

ClinicianDetection rate %No. positive/No. testedDetection rate %No. positive/No. testedp Value
June 2006–May 2009June 2009–June 2012
100/21600/74
21.13/26900/2330.11
311/10300/1140.29
400/7000/81
500/2200/23
63.86/1590.21/437<0.001
72.83/1050.41/2640.04
800/600.51/2030.59
900/1780.83/3570.22
102.44/16615/5010.17
111.47/48813/2930.62
122.35/2171.15/4290.27
13610/1671.26/488<0.001
141.612/7651.314/11000.59
152.77/2581.410/6710.21
161.313/9861.534/22240.65
170.41/2831.57/4730.14
180.95/5221.713/7480.25
192.32/2151.85/2790.42
2000/991.85/2770.18
211.26/4831.815/8590.48
221.46/4082.313/56550.36
232.86/2132.59/3770.75
241.68/4892.527/10740.28
251.67/4312.821/7290.19
262.26/273313/4180.51
271.711/652341/13620.08
281.75/2893.212/3800.25
Overall1.6134/85861.8264/150460.34
  • Pearson's correlation r=0.19, p=0.33.