Frequent Transmission of Gonorrhea in Men Who Have Sex with Men

The rate of gonorrhea is much higher in men who have sex with men than in heterosexuals. Because of unique behavioral characteristics, asymptomatic sites of infection, mainly the pharynx, are principal drivers of gonorrhea prevalence in men who have sex with men. On the basis of this observation, we...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 102 - 104
Main Authors Fairley, Christopher K, Hocking, Jane S, Zhang, Lei, Chow, Eric P F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.01.2017
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Analysis
Delayed Diagnosis
Disease transmission
Dispatch
Frequent Transmission of Gonorrhea in Men Who Have Sex with Men
Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea - diagnosis
Gonorrhea - microbiology
Gonorrhea - transmission
Health aspects
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Male
male homosexuality
men who have sex with men
MSM
MSM (Men who have sex with men)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Neisseria gonorrhoeae - pathogenicity
Neisseria gonorrhoeae - physiology
Pharynx - microbiology
Rectum - microbiology
Risk factors
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior - statistics & numerical data
syphilis
transmission
Urethra - microbiology
male homosexuality
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
transmission
bacteria
antimicrobial resistance
gonorrhea
MSM
kissing
syphilis
men who have sex with men
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Summary:The rate of gonorrhea is much higher in men who have sex with men than in heterosexuals. Because of unique behavioral characteristics, asymptomatic sites of infection, mainly the pharynx, are principal drivers of gonorrhea prevalence in men who have sex with men. On the basis of this observation, we call for interventions.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2301.161205