A Case of Rectal Ureaplasma Infection and Implications for Testing in Young Men Who Have Sex with Men: The P18 Cohort Study

Ureaplasma is a significant cause of nongonococcal urethritis. This is a case of rectal Ureaplasma found on culture in a young man who has sex with men not previously reported in the literature. Nucleic acid amplification tests are now standard of care for sexually transmitted infection testing, but...

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Published inLGBT health Vol. 4; no. 2; p. 161
Main Authors Abbott, Collette E, Greene, Richard E, Kapadia, Farzana, Halkitis, Perry N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2017
Subjects
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Male
Rectum - microbiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial - diagnosis
Unsafe Sex
Ureaplasma Infections - diagnosis
Ureaplasma Infections - transmission
Young Adult
HIV/AIDS
men who have sex with men (MSM)
sexually transmitted infection (STI)
testing
health screening
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Summary:Ureaplasma is a significant cause of nongonococcal urethritis. This is a case of rectal Ureaplasma found on culture in a young man who has sex with men not previously reported in the literature. Nucleic acid amplification tests are now standard of care for sexually transmitted infection testing, but they do not test for Ureaplasma and, therefore, may be missing important infections. Ureaplasma could have important implications in urethritis and rectal HIV transmission among men who have sex with men engaging in condomless anal intercourse. Further study of Ureaplasma's role as a rectal pathogen may be warranted.
ISSN:2325-8306
DOI:10.1089/lgbt.2016.0030