Table.
Specimen Positivity by Sex, Pathogen and Anatomic Site
| Urogenital-Only Positive # (%) | Rectal-Only Positive # (%) | Positive on Both # (%) | Total Positive # (%) | %Missed without Rectal Testin^ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females (N=462): | |||||
| Chlamydia | 12 (2.6) | 13 (2.8) | 9 (1.9) | 34 (7.4) | 38.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | 100.0 |
| Trichomonas | 22 (4.8) | 19 (4.1) | 4 (0.9) | 45 (9.9) | 42.2 |
| *Any of the above | 29 (6.3) | 28 (6.1) | 15 (3.2) | 72 (15.6) | 38.4 |
| Males (N=419) | |||||
| Chlamydia | 17 (4.1) | 21 (5.0) | 1 (0.2) | 39 (9.3) | 53.8 |
| Gonorrhea | 2 (0.5) | 25 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) | 27 (6.4) | 92.6 |
| Trichomonas | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.7) | 66.7 |
| *Any of the above | 8 (4.3) | 9 (9.3) | (0.7) | 0 (14.3) | 5.0 |
| Total (N=881) | |||||
| Chlamydia | 29 (3.3) | 34 (3.9) | 10 (1.1) | 73 (8.3) | 46.6 |
| Gonorrhea | 2 (0.2) | 26 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 28 (3.2) | 92.9 |
| Trichomonas | 22 (2.5) | 21 (2.4) | 5 (0.6) | 48 (5.5) | 43.8 |
| *Any of the above | 47 (5.3) | 67 (7.6) | 18 (2.0) | 132 (15.0) | 50.8 |
^
%Missed=#Identified exclusively through rectal testing/Total # Identified through rectal or urogenital testing
*
Results for Any STI differ from the summation of individual STI results due to coinfections (n=17: 9 CT/TV coinfections and 8 CT/NG coinfections)