In the United States, sexually transmitted diseases due to Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae continue to be a major public health burden. Screening of extragenital sites including the oropharynx and rectum is an emerging practice based on recent studies highlighting the prevalence of infection at these sites. We reviewed studies reporting the prevalence of extragenital infections ...

Gonorrhea is the second most prevalent sexually transmitted infection globally [1]. Despite the public health efforts to control gonorrhea for 70 years, these infections remain a significant public health concern. In 2015, a total of 395, 216 cases of gonorrhea were reported in the United States [2]. World widely, 106.1 million people are affected by gonococcal infections annually [3]. If gonoc...

Spatial distribution of repeat and singly occurring gonorrhea in Baltimore, Maryland, was examined to identify clusters of core transmitters. Gonorrhea reported between 2001 and 2002 was geocoded and mapped. Those with more than one gonorrhea infection separated by more than 14 days during the 2-year period were considered repeaters. Other cases were treated as isolated events. Six definitions ...

BACKGROUND Although physical attributes have been shown to be associated with sexually transmitted disease (SD) rates, there is little information about the association between social attributes and STD rates. GOAL The objective of this study was to determine the association between gonorrhea prevalence and perceptions of social cohesion in impoverished, urban neighborhoods. STUDY DESIGN We...

Determining the magnitude of chlamydia and gonorrhea reinfection is critical to inform evidence-based clinical practice guidelines related to retesting after treatment. PubMed was used to identify peer-reviewed English language studies published in the past 30 years that estimated reinfection rates among females treated for chlamydia or gonorrhea. Included in this analysis were original studies...

Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the US with 700,000 annual cases. Although most cases of gonorrhea are localized, approximately 0.5-3% become disseminated. Here we discuss a rare case of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed septic shock from disseminated gonorrhea infection (DGI). Our patient is a 24-year-old woman with SLE, mixed ...

Gonorrhea is a relatively common infection among men who have sex with men, but it is becoming more common in heterosexual people. It is caused by the bactera Neisseria gonorrhoeae . This infection is transmitted via unprotected anal, oral and vaginal sex and can quickly be treated with antibiotics, but, if left untreated, gonorrhea can lead to serious problems. Such problems can occur because ...

OBJECTIVE The reported incidence rate of gonorrhea has more than doubled from 2000 to 2010 in Montréal, increasing in both sexes and all age groups; however, the increase was particularly high in females aged 15 to 24 years. As the reasons for this increase among young women are not fully understood, we wanted to determine whether neighbourhood-level population characteristics were associated w...