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Table 1 Prevalence of extra-genital Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) in women and in men who have sex with men (ref.: [10–32] for women and [11, 18, 24, 25, 32–41] for MSM)

From: What is needed to guide testing for anorectal and pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in women and men? Evidence and opinion

 

Women

Men who have sex with men

 

CT

NG

CT

LGV (of CT+)

NG

Pharyngeal

1–3 %

1–2 %

1–3 %

9–16 %

4–12 %

Anorectal

7–17 %

0–3 %

1–18 %

2–16 %

6–21 %

Genital

5–13 %

1–2 %

3–8 %

2 %

3–11 %

  1. LGV Lymphomgranuloma Venereum