Pharyngeal Chlamydia and gonorrhea: a hidden problem

Int J STD AIDS. 2019 Jul;30(8):732-738. doi: 10.1177/0956462419838922. Epub 2019 May 2.

Authors

Valeria Gaspari¹, Antonella Marangoni², Antonietta D'Antuono¹, Greta Roncarati², Melissa Salvo², Claudio Foschi², Maria Carla Re²

Affiliations

¹ 1 Dermatology, St Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
² 2 Microbiology, DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 31046619
DOI: 10.1177/0956462419838922

No abstract available

Keywords: Chlamydia (); epidemiology; gonorrhea (); lymphogranuloma venereum.

MeSH terms

Adult
Chlamydia Infections / diagnosis*
Chlamydia Infections / epidemiology
Chlamydia Infections / microbiology
Chlamydia trachomatis / genetics
Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification*
Female
Genotype
Gonorrhea / diagnosis*
Gonorrhea / epidemiology
Gonorrhea / microbiology
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Lymphogranuloma Venereum / diagnosis*
Lymphogranuloma Venereum / epidemiology
Lymphogranuloma Venereum / microbiology
Male
Middle Aged
Neisseria gonorrhoeae / genetics
Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification*
Pharynx / microbiology*
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Prevalence
Rectum / microbiology*