ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2014
High Prevalence of Asymptomatic Sexually Transmitted Infections among Men Who Have Sex with Men.
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- Doxycycline prophylaxis for sexually transmitted infections prevention among men who have sex with men in China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Cross-sectional assessment of determinants of STIs among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Kigali, Rwanda.Sexually transmitted infections · 2022Article
- A cohort analysis of sexually transmitted infections among different groups of men who have sex with men in the early era of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in France.Journal of virus eradication · 2022Article
- Trends in asymptomatic STI among HIV-positive MSM and lessons for systematic screening.PloS one · 2021Article
- High Prevalence of Anal and Oral High-Risk Human Papillomavirus in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Uninfected French Men Who Have Sex With Men and Use Preexposure Prophylaxis.Open forum infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Transactional sex, condomless anal sex, and HIV risk among men who have sex with men.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2019Article
- Symptoms, Sites, and Significance of Mycoplasma genitalium in Men Who Have Sex with Men.Emerging infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Prevalence and treatment of sexually transmitted infections in men followed by urologists in Germany - a cross sectional study with 347,090 men.German medical science : GMS e-journal · 2018Article
- High Prevalence of Asymptomatic STIs in MSM PWH in a Male HIV Clinic in Mexico City.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMen who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infection. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to prospectively detect the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis (CT), neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), mycoplasma genitalium (MG), and high risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV), and syphilis in a population of asymptomatic sexually active MSM.
methodsRectal, pharyngeal, and urine samples for CT, NG, MG, and HR-HPV were analyzed in 116 MSM patients attending the clinic for their routine follow-up during the period the study was conducted: 99 patients were issued from the clinic routine follow-up for their HIV infection, and 17 attended the clinic because they were sexual partners of an HIV infected male.
resultsAn STI was found in 16% of the patients (19/116), with at least one bacterial strain (CT, NG, or MG) found in one site (the pharynx, rectum, or urine).
conclusionsIn this study, 16% of the MSM reporting recent RAI were asymptomatic carriers of rectal CT, NG, or MG. According to the high prevalence of asymptomatic STIs found in our MSM population and in other studies, prevention efforts in the form of counseling about the risk of STI need to be done in the population of MSM.
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