Open AccessOropharyngeal and Genital Gonorrhea Infections Among Women and Heterosexual Men Reporting Sexual Contact With Partners With Gonorrhea: Implication for Oropharyngeal Testing of Heterosexual Gonorrhea Contacts
Author(s) -
Eric P F Chow,
Marcus Y Chen,
Deborah A. Williamson,
Catriona S Bradshaw,
Lenka A Vodstrcil,
Sabrina Trumpour,
Benjamin P. Howden,
Christopher K Fairley
Publication year - 2019
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.0000000000001068
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , medicine , heterosexuality , gynecology , neisseria gonorrhoeae , interquartile range , sex organ , obstetrics , demography , family medicine , homosexuality , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology , gender studies , genetics , sociology , microbiology and biotechnology
There have been very limited studies of oropharyngeal gonorrhea in heterosexuals. Routine screening of oropharyngeal gonorrhea is not recommended in heterosexual contacts of gonorrhea. This study aimed to examine oropharyngeal gonorrhea positivity among heterosexuals reporting contact with a partner with gonorrhea.