Completed in 2017
This study looked at the incidence of gonorrhoea in asymptomatic men who have sex with men (MSM). Gonorrhoea testing was performed on all urine specimens from MSM, including MSM with reported symptoms of urethral discharge and no reported symptoms. Gonorrhoea was found in urine samples in men without symptoms.
Our study showed screening MSM with no reported symptoms for gonorrhoea is recommended.
Publications
Asymptomatic and symptomatic urethral gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men attending a sexual health service
Ong JJ, Fethers K, Howden BP, Fairley CK, Chow EPF, Williamson DA, Petalotis I, Aung E, Kanhutu K, De Petra V, Chen MY
(2017), Clinical Microbiology and Infection,