Open AccessPrevalence and Characteristics of Rectal Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Cases Among Men Who Have Sex With Men After the Introduction of Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Screening at 2 Canadian Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinics
Author(s) -
Jennifer Gratrix,
Ameeta E. Singh,
Joshua Bergman,
Caroline Egan,
Justin M. McGinnis,
Steven J. Drews,
Ron Read
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000176
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , medicine , chlamydia , confidence interval , rectum , gynecology , men who have sex with men , sexually transmitted disease , obstetrics , syphilis , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
We sought to determine the prevalence of rectal chlamydia and gonorrhea after the introduction of nucleic acid amplification tests for screening in men reporting receptive anal intercourse. The rectal chlamydia prevalence was 14.1% (95% confidence interval, 11.9-16.3), and the gonorrhea prevalence was 5.9% (95% confidence interval, 4.4-7.3). Most cases were positive only from the rectum.