Log10 transformed NG bacterial load per millilitre at T1 and T2 in urine, vaginal swabs, anorectal swabs and oropharyngeal swabs, stratified by clearance at T2
| No clearance | Clearance | |||||||
| n/N* T1 | Mean load T1 NG /mL (min–max) | n/N* T2 | Mean load T2 NG /mL (min–max) | n/N* T1 | Mean load T1 NG /mL (min–max) | n/N* T2 | Mean load T2 NG /mL (min–max) | |
| Urine | 3/4 | 3.8 (1.4–5.3) | 4/4 | 4.1 (3.2–5.5) | 2/2 | 1.4 and 4.6 | 0 | NA |
| Vaginal | 5/5 | 4.6 (3.4–5.6) | 5/5 | 4.4 (3.5–5.0) | 1/2 | 3.3 | 0 | NA |
| Anorectal | 8/8 | 4.5 (2.9–6.2) | 7/8 | 4.8 (3.2–7.2) | 1/2 | 4.3 | 0 | NA |
| Oropharyngeal | 15/16 | 3.9 (2.5–5.5) | 14/16 | 3.8 (2.6–5.5) | 5/6 | 3.3 (2.2–4.6) | 0 | NA |
*Samples with available NG load and the total number of samples.
NA, not assessed; NG, Neisseria gonorrhoeae.