Table 3.
Pathogens that have been isolated in IAEO patients and their sole partners
| Pathogen | IAEO patients | Partners | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | N | % | ||
| Chlamydia trachomatis | 34 | 29.3 | 32 | 27.6 | >0.05 |
| Mycoplasma genitalium | 19 | 16.4 | 14 | 12.1 | >0.05 |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae | 15 | 12.9 | 13 | 11.2 | >0.05 |
| Ureaplasma urealyticum | 13 | 11.2 | 11 | 9.5 | >0.05 |
| Trichomonas vaginalis | 12 | 10.3 | 20 | 17.2 | <0.05 |
| Mixed STIs | 23 | 19.8 | 21 | 18.1 | >0.05 |
| No STIs | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.3 | <0.05 |
| Total | 116 | 100 | 116 | 100 | >0.05 |
IAEO – infectious acute epididymo-orchitis; STI – sexually transmitted infection