Journal article
Concordance of chlamydia infections of the rectum and urethra in same-sex male partnerships: a cross-sectional analysis
Vincent J Cornelisse, Christopher J Sherman, Jane S Hocking, Henrietta Williams, Lei Zhang, Marcus Y Chen, Catriona S Bradshaw, Clare Bellhouse, Christopher K Fairley, Eric PF Chow
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES | BIOMED CENTRAL LTD | Published : 2017
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Our study aimed to describe the concordance of chlamydia infections of the rectum and urethra in men who have sex with men (MSM) and their male partners. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of chlamydia in MSM and their male sexual partners both attending Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC), Australia, between February 2011 and March 2015. We excluded partnerships where testing for chlamydia at both the rectum and urethra were not undertaken. RESULTS: Our study included 473 partnerships (946 men). 30 men had urethral chlamydia, of whom 14 (47%, 95% CI 28 to 66) had a partner with rectal chlamydia. 46 men had rectal chlamydia, of whom 14 (30%, 95% CI 18 to 46) had a partne..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) programme
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
Funding for this project was, in part, supplied by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) programme grant (number 568971). EPFC is supported by the Early Career Fellowships from the Australian NHMRC (number 1091226).