Differing Neisseria gonorrhoeae Bacterial Loads in the Pharynx and Rectum in Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for Gonococcal Detection, Transmission, and Control | Zendy

Melanie Bissessor | Zendy; Sepehr N. Tabrizi | Zendy; Christopher K. Fairley | Zendy; Jennifer Danielewski | Zendy; Bradley Whitton | Zendy; Susan S. Bird | Zendy; Suzanne M. Garland | Zendy; M. Y. Chen | Zendy

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Differing Neisseria gonorrhoeae Bacterial Loads in the Pharynx and Rectum in Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for Gonococcal Detection, Transmission, and Control

Author(s) -

Melanie Bissessor,

Sepehr N. Tabrizi,

Christopher K. Fairley,

Jennifer Danielewski,

Bradley Whitton,

Susan S. Bird,

Suzanne M. Garland,

M. Y. Chen

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.05341-11

Subject(s) - neisseria gonorrhoeae , pharynx , rectum , gonococcal infection , proctitis , gonorrhea , men who have sex with men , transmission (telecommunications) , sexual transmission , microbiology and biotechnology , neisseriaceae , biology , medicine , sexually transmitted disease , immunology , surgery , antibiotics , syphilis , microbicide , disease , electrical engineering , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , ulcerative colitis , engineering

The bacterial loads for gonococcal infections of the pharynx and rectum were determined among men with male sexual partners. The median bacterial load for rectal infections (18,960 copies/swab) was significantly higher than the load for pharyngeal infections (2,100 copies/swab; P = 0.001). Bacterial loads among men with symptomatic proctitis were strikingly high (median, 278,000 copies/swab).

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