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. 2020 Jul 8;20:486. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-05197-y

Table 3.

Characteristics of the seven asymptomatic urethral Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection cases attending Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, 2017–2018

ID Age group Country of birth Number of days between last sexual contact and clinic presentation Number of sexual partners in the preceding 3 months Condom use in the preceding 3 months Sex with sex worker in the preceding 12 months Sex overseas in the preceding 12 months, country Previous gonorrhoea infection Known gonorrhoea contact Diagnostic pathway Urethral symptoms Non-urethral symptoms Urethral chlamydia infection
1 20–24 Australia Unknown 5 Sometimes Unknown Yes, Germany No No NAAT on the first visit, positive culture in a subsequent visit No No No
2 35–39 Australia 21 1 Sometimes No No Yes Yes NAAT, no culture performed No No No
3 60–64 Australia Unknown 1 Sometimes No No No No NAAT, no urethral culture performed, positive eye culture No Eye with purulent discharge No
4 15–19 Australia Unknown 25 Sometimes Unknown Unknown No No NAAT on the first visit, positive culture in a subsequent visit No No No
5 20–24 Australia 14 3 Always Unknown No No Yes NAAT, no culture performed Intermittent dysuria, testicular pain and discharge 3 months ago No Yes
6 40–44 Australia 7 3 Sometimes Unknown No No Yes NAAT, no culture performed No No No
7 25–29 England 14 3 Sometimes No No No No NAAT on the first visit, positive culture in a subsequent visit Not on the first visit, discharge in the subsequent visit No Yes

NAAT nucleic acid amplification test