FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANORECTAL CHLAMYDIA OR GONORRHOEA TEST POSITIVITY IN WOMEN - A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Abstract

There has been considerable discussion about anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) in women, but little about anorectal Neisseria gonorrheae (NG). This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates whether anorectal CT in women is associated with detection at other sites (urogenital, oropharyngeal) or anal intercourse and compares this with anorectal NG in the same populations. Electronic databases EMBASE, MEDLINE and PUBMED were searched for English-language studies published to October 2018 using the search terms: (“Chlamydia” OR “Chlamydia trachomatis”) AND ((“anal” OR “rect*” OR “anorect*”) OR (“extra-genital” OR “multi-site”)). Studies were included if anorectal NG data were available..