ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2021
Nonclassical Pathogens as Causative Agents of Proctitis in Men who Have Sex With Men.
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- Mechanisms, management and prevention of anorectal sexually transmitted infections.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2026Review
- Clinical Manifestations and Associated Disease States withOpen forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Visual clues - dermatological manifestations of sexually transmitted infections in men.Nature reviews. Urology · 2026Review
- Mycoplasma Genitalium - Where are we at?Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2025Review
- Sexually transmitted enteric infections in men who have sex with men.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2025Review
- Separating Infectious Proctitis from Inflammatory Bowel Disease-A Common Clinical Conundrum.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Prevalence ofSexually transmitted infections · 2024Article
- Near obstructing painful anorectal mass and facial rash in a man with monkeypox: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Latest Advances in Laboratory Detection of Mycoplasma genitalium.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2023Review
- Etiologies of Proctitis at a Sexual Health Clinic in Seattle, Washington From 2011 to 2021.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2022Article
- Weighing Potential Benefits and Harms of Mycoplasma genitalium Testing and Treatment Approaches.Emerging infectious diseases · 2022Article
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15 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to identify enteric and sexually acquired rectal pathogens, other than chlamydia and gonorrhea, associated with symptomatic proctitis in men who have sex with men (MSM).
methodsAnorectal swab samples were obtained from MSM presenting with rectal symptoms and a clinical diagnosis of proctitis at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre between January 2017 and March 2019. Samples that tested positive for
resultsAnorectal samples from 499 men with symptomatic proctitis and 506 asymptomatic men were analyzed. Age, HIV status, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use did not differ between men with proctitis and asymptomatic men.
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