Duration of gonorrhoea and chlamydia infection at the pharynx and rectum among men who have sex with men: A systematic review

EPF Chow; S Camilleri; C Ward; S Huffam; MY Chen; CS Bradshaw; CK Fairley

Journal article

Duration of gonorrhoea and chlamydia infection at the pharynx and rectum among men who have sex with men: A systematic review

EPF Chow, S Camilleri, C Ward, S Huffam, MY Chen, CS Bradshaw, CK Fairley

Sexual Health | CSIRO PUBLISHING | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1071/SH15175

Abstract

Background Chlamydia and gonorrhoea are the two most common sexually transmissible infections (STI) among men who have sex with men (MSM) worldwide. Infections at the pharynx and rectum are usually asymptomatic; however, the natural history of these infections remains unknown. The aim of this study is to estimate the duration of both infections at the extragenital sites from published epidemiological cohort studies. Methods: English peer-reviewed articles were searched from 1 January 2000 to 12 March 2015 in three electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Central). The prevalence-to-incidence ratio from each study was calculated to reflect the duration of each infection. This review..

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

Funding for this project was, in part, supplied by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Grant (No.: 568971). EPFC is supported by the Early Career Fellowships from the Australian NHMRC (No.: 1091226).