Oropharyngeal Gonorrhea in Absence of Urogenital Gonorrhea in Sexual Network of Male and Female Participants, Australia, 2018

Vincent J Cornelisse; Catriona S Bradshaw; Eric PF Chow; Deborah A Williamson; Christopher K Fairley

Journal article

Oropharyngeal Gonorrhea in Absence of Urogenital Gonorrhea in Sexual Network of Male and Female Participants, Australia, 2018

Vincent J Cornelisse, Catriona S Bradshaw, Eric PF Chow, Deborah A Williamson, Christopher K Fairley

Emerging Infectious Diseases | CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.3201/eid2507.181561

Abstract

We describe a sexual network consisting of 1 nonbinary-gendered participant and 2 male and 4 female participants in Australia, 2018. Six of 7 participants had oropharyngeal gonorrhea in the absence of urogenital gonorrhea. This observation supports a new paradigm of gonorrhea transmission in which oropharyngeal gonorrhea can be transmitted through tongue kissing.

University of Melbourne Researchers

Catriona Bradshaw Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Deborah Williamson Author Microbiology and Immunology

Eric Chow Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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Funding Acknowledgements

V.J.C. was supported by a scholarship from the Research Training Scheme of the Australian Government's Department of Education and Training. E.P.F.C. and D.A.W. are supported by Early Career Fellowships from the Australian National Health (no. 1091226) and Medical Research Council (no. 1123854).