Table 2

Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with antimicrobial resistant isolates by country of birth (n=2183), Euro-GASP 2010–2014

Epidemiological and clinical characteristicsCountry of birthP valueP value*
Native no. (%)Foreign-born no. (%)
Year of diagnosis
(n=2183)
2010225 (12.4)31 (8.5)0.020.04
2011383 (21.1)66 (18.0)0.2
2012393 (21.6)99 (27.0)0.02
2013443 (24.4)84 (23.0)0.59
2014373 (20.5)86 (23.5)0.2
Age (years)
(n=2165)
<25459 (25.5)96 (26.3)<0.010.79
25–441033 (57.4)231 (63.3)0.04
≥45308 (17.1)38 (10.4)<0.01
Sexual orientation
(n=1737)
Heterosexual females169 (12.1)29 (8.5)0.14
Heterosexual males637 (45.7)158 (46.2)
Men who have sex with men589 (42.2)155 (45.3)
Isolation site
(n=2127)
Anorectal195 (11.0)66 (18.4)<0.01<0.01
Urogenital1484 (83.9)268 (74.7)<0.01
Pharyngeal89 (5.0)25 (7.0)0.15
HIV status
(n=1396)
Positive144 (12.7)42 (15.8)0.19
Negative987 (87.3)223 (84.2)
Previous gonorrhoea
(n=1478)
Yes181 (14.7)31 (12.8)0.48
No1054 (85.3)212 (87.2)
Probable country of infection
(n=1328)
Reporting country1081 (94.3)162 (89.0)<0.01
Other country65 (5.7)20 (11.0)
  • *Calculated only for those variables with more than two categories and p value <0.05.

  • Euro-GASP, European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme.