Volume 23, Number 2—February 2017
Dispatch
Neisseria meningitidis ST11 Complex Isolates Associated with Nongonococcal Urethritis, Indiana, USA, 2015–2016
Evelyn Toh1, Dharanesh Gangaiah1, Byron E. Batteiger, James A. Williams, Janet N. Arno, Albert Tai, Teresa A. Batteiger, and David E. Nelson
Table
Characteristics of 87 men with presumed urethral Neisseria meningitidis infection seen at the Bell Flower Clinic, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, January 1, 2015–September 30, 2016*
| Characteristic | No. (%) persons |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | |
| Race | ||
| White | 6 (16) | 5 (10) |
| Black | 29 (78) | 45 (90) |
| Other |
2 (5) |
0 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 35 (95) | 50 (100) |
| Hispanic |
2 (5) |
0 |
| Self-identified sexual orientation | ||
| Heterosexual | 34 (92) | 48 (96) |
| Homosexual | 2 (5) | 1(2) |
| Bisexual |
1 (3) |
0 |
| Modes of sexual contact† | ||
| Insertive vaginal intercourse | 33 (89) | 45 (90) |
| Insertive oral sex | 35 (95) | 44 (88) |
| Receptive oral sex | 19 (51) | 33 (66) |
| Insertive anal intercourse | 1 (3) | 1 (2) |
| Receptive anal intercourse |
1 (3) |
1 (2) |
| Symptoms | ||
| Discharge | 35 (95) | 49 (98) |
| Dysuria | 2 (5) | 0 |
| Discharge/dysuria | 37 (100) | 49 (98) |
| No discharge/dysuria |
0 |
1 (2)‡ |
| Most recent HIV status | ||
| Negative, documented or self-reported | 32 (86) | 45 (90) |
| Not tested and unknown |
5 (14) |
5 (10) |
| Exchange sex for drugs or money | ||
| Yes | 2 (5) | 0 |
| No | 33 (89) | 49 (98) |
| Unknown |
2 (6) |
1 (2) |
| Noninjection recreational drug use, excluding alcohol, preceding 60 d | ||
| Yes | 17 (46) | 31 (62) |
| No | 18 (49) | 19 (38) |
| Unknown |
2 (5) |
0 |
| Treatment provided | ||
| Ceftriaxone plus azithromycin | 34 (92) | 49 (98) |
| Ceftriaxone plus doxycycline | 1 (3) | 0 |
| Other |
2 (5) |
1 (2) |
| Urethral coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis by NAAT | ||
| Positive | 6 (16) | 8 (16) |
| Negative | 31 (84) | 42 (84) |
*NAATs, nucleic acid amplification tests.
†One man had none.
‡Had irritated meatus.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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