Table 1 Characteristics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae patients and isolates included in this study
Characteristic | Number (% of total) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 1777 (86.3) |
Female | 270 (13.1) |
Other | 8 (0.4) |
Median age (years) at diagnosis (IQR) | |
All | 29 (25–37) |
Males | 30 (25–37) |
Females | 27 (23–37) |
Other | 30 (27–34) |
Referring clinic | |
Sexual health clinic | 1315 (64.0) |
Males | 1242 |
Primary care | 646 (31.4) |
Males | 471 |
Hospital/outpatient | 94 (4.6) |
Males | 64 |
Sexual exposure (self-reported) | |
MSM | 1329 (64.7) |
MSMO | 1282 (62.4) |
MSMW | 47 (2.3) |
Heterosexual males | 242 (11.8) |
Heterosexual females | 270 (13.1) |
Not reported/unknown | 214 (10.4)a |
HIV status | |
HIV-positive | 221 (10.8) |
MSM | 214 |
Heterosexual males | 6 |
Females | 1 |
HIV-negative | 1520 (74.0) |
MSM | 1093 |
PrEP | 315 (28.8)b |
Heterosexual males | 205 |
Females | 191 |
Unknown | 314 |
Isolate site | |
Urethra | 882 (40.3) |
Rectum | 632 (28.9) |
Pharynx | 386 (17.7) |
Cervix | 227 (10.4) |
Urine | 32 (1.5) |
Joint fluid | 6 (0.3) |
Eye | 7 (0.3) |
Unknown | 14 (0.6) |
