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. 2021 Jun 21;13(6):e15800. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15800

Table 5. Men with epididymitis and/or orchitis and positive urine culture and no STIs compared to men with epididymitis and/or orchitis and a negative urine culture but infected with gonorrhea, chlamydia, and/or trichomonas.

  +Epididymitis and/or orchitis and +urine culture and -STI (N=32)   +Epididymitis and/or orchitis and -urine culture and +STI (N=20) p-value
Age 65 (47,77) N= 32 26 (21,30) N= 20 < .001>
Black race, % 63% (20/32) 75% (15/20) .35
Marital status (% married) 50% (16/32) 0% (0/20) < .001>
Urine WBCs 101 (41,101) 37 (13,101) .03
Urine RBCs 11 (3,24) 4 (3,19) .23
Urine bacteria 1 (1,3) 0 (0,1) .001
Urine leukocyte esterase 3 (2,3) 1 (0,2) < .001>
Urine nitrite 34% (11/32) 0% (0/18) .005
Treated for gonorrhea and chlamydia 28% (9/32) 80% (16/20) < .001>