Open AccessGonorrhea Screening Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Value of Multiple Anatomic Site Testing, San Diego, California, 1997–2003
Author(s) -
Robert A. Gunn,
Catherine O’Brien,
Marjorie A. Lee,
Robert A. Gilchick
Publication year - 2008
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.0b013e318177ec70
Subject(s) - medicine , gonorrhea , urine , men who have sex with men , neisseria gonorrhoeae , gonococcal infection , gynecology , sexually transmitted disease , syphilis , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that men who have sex with men (MSM) be screened annually for gonorrhea (GC) infection at the urethral, pharyngeal, or rectal site based on recent sexual exposure. This evaluation estimated the proportion of GC infections in MSM that would be missed if only urethral or urine specimens were tested.