ReviewThe Lancet. Infectious diseases2019
Kissing, saliva exchange, and transmission of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
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- Switching From Dual to Monotherapy for Gonorrhea is Associated With a Halving of Gonococcal Resistance to Azithromycin-A Modelling Study of MSM in Belgium.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Oral Neisseria gonorrhoeae Promotes KSHV Lytic Replication.Journal of medical virology · 2025Article
- HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections - observational data from German checkpoints, 01/2019-08/2021.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The Neisseria gonorrhoeae Accessory Genome and Its Association with the Core Genome and Antimicrobial Resistance.Microbiology spectrum · 2022Article
- Pharyngeal Chlamydia trachomatis in Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in The Netherlands: A Large Retrospective Cohort Study.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2022Article
- The duration and body position during tongue-kissing among heterosexual men and women.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Detection and Drug Susceptibility Testing ofMicroorganisms · 2021Article
- A Nanoparticle-Based Biosensor Combined With Multiple Cross Displacement Amplification for the Rapid and Visual Diagnosis ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
- Hydrogen Gas: A Novel Type of Antioxidant in Modulating Sexual Organs Homeostasis.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2021Review
- Visual and Rapid Diagnosis ofFrontiers in molecular biosciences · 2021Article
- Impact of the gonococcal FC428Emerging microbes & infections · 2020Article
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Abstract
Data from mathematical models suggest that kissing and saliva exchange during sexual activity might be major contributors to community gonorrhoea morbidity. Although there is little evidence to support this, it provokes discussion of the potential role of the oropharynx in gonorrhoea control. Improved sensitivity and ease of diagnostic testing, as well as increased screening for extragenital infections among men who have sex with men, have increased awareness of the high frequency of oropharyngeal gonorrhoea. However, there are insufficient data to determine the mechanisms of transmission for these infections. Innovative studies that use quantitative microbiological techniques are needed to accurately assess how oral gonorrhoea or saliva exchange in infected people contribute to the morbidity of gonorrhoea in the community. More empirical data on pharyngeal gonorrhoea infections, and the role of transmission to and from the oropharynx, are needed to inform prevention planning.
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