TABLE 2.
Detection of C. trachomatis by type of test and characteristics of subjects
| Characteristic | No. tested | % C. trachomatis positivea
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical tests
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Urine tests
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| LCR | PCR | Culture | PACE2 | LCR | PCR | ||
| Age (yr) | |||||||
| <20 | 736 | 23.2 | 20.1 | 19.5 | 16.9 | 20.6 | 19.5 |
| ≥20 | 2,801 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 |
| Mucopurulent endocervical discharge | |||||||
| Present | 449 | 25.8 | 24.5 | 22.3 | 19.2 | 25.6 | 23.4 |
| Absent | 2,928 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Concurrent menses | |||||||
| Present | 264 | 16.5 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 10.9 | 13.1 | 12.4 |
| Absent | 3,221 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 10.8 | 10.0 |
| Cervical culture positive for N. gonorrhoeae | |||||||
| Present | 192 | 31.8 | 27.6 | 30.7 | 21.9 | 27.3 | 26.0 |
| Absent | 2,332 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 9.7 | 8.8 |
| Dysuria | |||||||
| Present | 182 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 8.3 |
| Absent | 3,369 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 10.4 |
| Hematuriab | |||||||
| Present | 994 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 13.7 | 12.9 |
| Absent | 2,172 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 9.1 |
| Time since last urination (h) | |||||||
| >1 | 2,231 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 10.6 |
| ≤1 | 976 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| Volume of urine obtained (ml) | |||||||
| >20 | 3,041 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| ≤20 | 477 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 13.4 | 11.2 |
a
Adjusted for variation in test performance across centers.
b
Defined as presence of blood on urine dipstick test.