Open AccessDetection of Three Sexually Transmitted Infections by Anatomic Site: Evidence From an Internet-Based Screening Program
Author(s) -
Nicola Jordan,
Mary Jett-Goheen,
Yu Hsiang Hsieh,
Joel C. Gaydos,
Charlotte A. Gaydos
Publication year - 2020
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.0000000000001139
Subject(s) - medicine , neisseria gonorrhoeae , chlamydia trachomatis , trichomonas vaginalis , chlamydia , gonorrhea , genitourinary system , sexually transmitted disease , gynecology , trichomoniasis , chlamydial infection , obstetrics , virology , immunology , syphilis , microbiology and biotechnology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology
Urogenital and rectal specimens collected from the "IWantTheKit" Internet-based sexually transmitted infection screening program were evaluated for Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis. Of 881 paired specimens submitted from August 2013 to December 2016, 15.0% (n = 132) tested positive for 1 or more sexually transmitted infections, of which 50.8% (n = 67) were identified exclusively through rectal testing.