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ArticleClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2021

Clinical Factors Associated With Accurate Presumptive Treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections in Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women.

Bryan Anker, Samia Jaffar, Henna Patani, Claire C Bristow, Adam C Sukhija-Cohen

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Article in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Bryan AnkerUniversity of Michigan, Department of Family Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Samia JaffarWayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Henna PataniAIDS Healthcare Foundation, Public Health Division, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Claire C BristowUniversity of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
Adam C Sukhija-CohenAIDS Healthcare Foundation, Public Health Division, Los Angeles, California, USA.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation · USUniversity of California, San Diego · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USWayne State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae) infections have increased among men who have sex with men and are high among transgender women. Presumptive treatment guidelines may lead to inaccurate treatments and possible antibiotic resistance. Using patient data from AIDS Healthcare Foundation sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing clinics in California and Florida, we identified clinical factors associated with accurate presumptive N. gonorrhoeae treatment.

methodsMultivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted using patient visit data from 2013 to 2017. A sample of 42 050 patient encounters were analyzed. The primary outcome variable included accurate versus inaccurate presumptive treatment. Risk ratios were generated for particular symptoms, high-risk sexual behavior, and history of N. gonorrhoeae.

resultsTwelve percent (5051/42 050) of patients received presumptive N. gonorrhoeae treatment, and 46% (2329/5051) of presumptively treated patients tested positive for N. gonorrhoeae infection. Patients presenting with discharge or patients presenting with dysuria were more likely to receive accurate presumptive treatment.

conclusionsProviders should continue to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and consider presumptive N. gonorrhoeae treatment based on specific symptoms. As the STI epidemic continues to rise in the United States, along with increased antibiotic resistance, it is imperative to accurately test, diagnose, and treat populations at risk for N. gonorrhoeae and other STIs.

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Chlamydia InfectionsGonorrheaSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexually Transmitted DiseasesTransgender PersonsChlamydia trachomatisFemaleHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleNeisseria gonorrhoeaePrevalencegonorrheamen who have sex with menNeisseria gonorrhoeaepresumptive treatmentsexually transmitted infections

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