FIG 1.
Comparison of cellular content and percentage QNS in meatal versus urethral swabs in the presence or absence of urethral discharge. (A) Meatal swabs that resulted as QNS by GSS are associated with a significantly higher SACCT than those with satisfactory GSS, indicating that they contain less cellular material. (B) In the absence of discharge, meatal swabs have a significantly higher SACCT than urethral swabs from men without discharge and meatal swabs from men with discharge. In the presence of discharge, there was no difference in the SACCTs from meatal and urethral swabs. (C) In the absence of discharge, meatal swabs were significantly more likely to result as QNS by GSS than were urethral swabs from men without discharge and meatal swabs from men with discharge. In the presence of discharge, there was no difference between the swab types. Horizontal lines and whiskers denote the mean and 95% confidence interval, respectively. SACCT values were obtained from the Xpert CT/NG assay.