Differing Neisseria gonorrhoeae Bacterial Loads in the Pharynx and Rectum in Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for Gonococcal Detection, Transmission, and Control
- 1 December 2011
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 49 (12), 4304-4306
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.05341-11
Abstract
The bacterial loads for gonococcal infections of the pharynx and rectum were determined among men with male sexual partners. The median bacterial load for rectal infections (18,960 copies/swab) was significantly higher than the load for pharyngeal infections (2,100 copies/swab; P = 0.001). Bacterial loads among men with symptomatic proctitis were strikingly high (median, 278,000 copies/swab).Keywords
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