Site | Screening programme | Total cultures, N | N. gonorrhoeae positive culture, n | N. gonorrhoeae recovery rate, % (95% CI) | P value |
Pharynx | DrassExp* | 181 | 43 | 23.7 (23.5 to 39.6) | 0.023 |
Standard | 173 | 26 | 15.0 (10.1 to 21.2) | ||
Rectum | DrassExp | 80 | 53 | 66.3 (54.8 to 76.4) | 0.0955 |
Standard | 127 | 71 | 55.9 (46.8 to 64.7) | ||
Genital | DrassExp | 17 | 6 | 35.3 (17.3 to 58.7) | 0.8477 |
Standard | 5 | 2 | 40.0 (11.7 to 76.9) | ||
Total | DrassExp | 278 | 102 | 36.6 (30.9 to 42.2) | 0.2934 |
Standard | 305 | 99 | 32.5 (27.2 to 37.7) |
*In DrassExp, culture was conducted on 4 of 11 urine specimens and 13 of 17 vaginal specimens, compared with the standard screening where 3 of 28 urine specimens and 2 of 14 vaginal specimens were cultured.
DrassExp, Drassanes Exprés Programme screening; Standard, standard screening programme.