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ArticleObstetrics and gynecology2018

Rectal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections Among Women Reporting Anal Intercourse.

Eloisa Llata, Jim Braxton, Lenore Asbel, Joan Chow, Lindsay Jenkins, Ryan Murphy, Preeti Pathela, Christina Schumacher, Elizabeth Torrone

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Article in Obstetrics and gynecology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Childhood Traumatic Experiences and Receptive Anal Intercourse Among Women.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eloisa LlataCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of STD Prevention (NCCHSTP), Surveillance and Data Management Branch, Atlanta, Georgia; the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the California Department of Public Health-STD Control Branch, Richmond, California; the Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, Oregon; the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California; the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York; and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, Maryland.
Jim Braxton
Lenore Asbel
Joan Chow
Lindsay Jenkins
Ryan Murphy
Preeti Pathela
Christina Schumacher
Elizabeth Torrone
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health · US

Funding

THE GRANT CONSISTS OF PART A AND B. PART A WILL EXPAND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITES. PAH25PS001205 · PS · COLORADO STATE DEPT/PUB HLTH & ENVIRONMT · PI MATTSON, MELANIE · 2008 to 2012
$1.0M
NCHHSTP CDC HHS H25 PS001205
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine the prevalence and treatment of rectal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections among women reporting receptive anal intercourse in a network of sexually transmitted disease or sexual health clinics and estimate the proportion of missed infections if women were tested at the genital site only.

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional analysis of C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae test results from female patients reporting receptive anal intercourse in the preceding 3 months during visits to 24 sexually transmitted disease clinics from 2015 to 2016. Primary outcomes of interest were 1) anatomic site-specific C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae testing and positivity among women attending selected U.S. sexually transmitted disease clinics who reported receptive anal intercourse and 2) the proportion of rectal infections that would have remained undetected if only genital sites were tested.

resultsOverall, 7.4% (3,743/50,785) of women reported receptive anal intercourse during the 2 years. Of the 2,818 women tested at both the genital and rectal sites for C trachomatis, 292 women were positive (61 genital only, 60 rectal only, and 171 at both sites). Of the 2,829 women tested at both the genital and rectal sites for N gonorrhoeae, 128 women were positive (31 genital only, 23 rectal only, and 74 at both sites). Among women tested at both anatomic sites, the proportion of missed C trachomatis infections would have been 20.5% and for N gonorrhoeae infections, 18.0%.

conclusionGenital testing alone misses approximately one fifth of C trachomatis and N gonorrhoeae infections in women reporting receptive anal intercourse in our study population. Missed rectal infections may result in ongoing transmission to other sexual partners and reinfection.

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Sexual BehaviorAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGonorrheaHumansMid-Atlantic RegionNeisseria gonorrhoeaePacific StatesPrevalenceRectal DiseasesRectumYoung AdultAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID30095784
PMCPMC6748307
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