Rate of repeat diagnoses in men who have sex with men for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: A retrospective cohort study

T Marinelli; EPF Chow; J Tomnay; G Fehler; CS Bradshaw; MY Chen; DS Forcey; CK Fairley

Journal article

Rate of repeat diagnoses in men who have sex with men for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: A retrospective cohort study

T Marinelli, EPF Chow, J Tomnay, G Fehler, CS Bradshaw, MY Chen, DS Forcey, CK Fairley

Sexual Health | CSIRO PUBLISHING | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1071/SH14234

Abstract

Background Sexually transmissible infections (STIs) have increased rapidly among men who have sex with men (MSM). One of the most effective strategies to control STIs is partner notification. Inadequate partner notification may be associated with high rates of repeat diagnoses with STIs. The aim of this study is to estimate and compare the rate of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection following primary infection to the overall clinic rate. Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis of MSM attending the Melbourne Sexual Health Clinic was conducted. For both infections, the overall incidence and that following diagnosis and treatment was calculated. Results: Of the 13053 MSM, the incidence of diagn..

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Eric Chow Author

Jane Tomnay Author

Catriona Bradshaw Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

Funding for this project was, in part, supplied by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Grant (number 568971). EPFC is supported by the Early Career Fellowships from the Australian NHMRC (number 1091226).