Current performance in the diagnosis and treatment of 100 patients with chlamydia and 100 patients with gonorrhoea infections
| Treated at initial visit | Reasons for treatment at initial visit | Time from test to result for untreated patients in calendar days* | Time from test to treatment for initially untreated patients in calendar days | Number of untreated patients after >3 months | Patients with extra-genital infection only | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with chlamydia infection | ||||||
| Female | 15/52 29% | 13 CT contact 1 GC contact 1 NSU contact | Median 5 (3–9) | Median 7 (4–36) | 0 | 1 Pharyngeal 1 Rectal |
| Male | 29/48 60% | 16 Urethritis 8 CT contact 2 GC 2 epididymitis 1 GC contact | Median 4 (2–7) | Median 6.5 (3–14) | 2 | 1 Rectal |
| Total | 44/100 44% | Median 5 (2–9) | Median 7 (3–36) | 2 | 3 | |
| Chlamydia tests done over the same period | Number of Tests | Proportion Chlamydia +ve | Number of Patients | Prevalence of chlamydia | ||
| 844 M | 5.7% | 780 M | 6.2% | |||
| 993 F | 5.2% | 930 F | 5.6% | |||
| 1837 T | 5.4% | 1710 T | 5.8% | |||
| Patients with gonorrhoea infection | ||||||
| Female | 12/33 36% | 10 GC contact 2 Microscopy | Median 5 (3–9) | Median 7 (4–28) | 1 | 3 Pharyngeal |
| Male | 42/67 63% | 35 Microscopy 7 GC contact | Median 5 (3–9) | Median 7 (4–14) | 0 | 8 Pharyngeal 6 Rectal 3 both |
| Total | 54/100 54% | Median 5 (3–9) | Median 5 (4–28) | 1 | 20 | |
| Number of gonorrhoea tests in same period | Number of Tests | Proportion GC+ve | Number of patients | Prevalence of GC | ||
| 2144 M | 3.1% M | 1792M | 3.7% M | |||
| 2431 F | 1.4% F | 2003 F | 1.6% F | |||
| 4575 T | 2.2% Total | 3795 Total | 2.6% Total | |||
*3–4 working days (equal to 5 calendar days when weekends/holidays included).
CT, Chlamydia trachomatis; F, female; GC, gonorrhoea; M, male; NSU, non-specific urethritis; T, total.