Frequent Transmission of Gonorrhea in Men Who Have Sex with Men

The rate of gonorrhea is much higher in men who have sex with men than in heterosexuals. Because of unique behavioral characteristics, asymptomatic sites of infection, mainly the pharynx, are principal drivers of gonorrhea prevalence in men who have sex with men. On the basis of this observation, we...

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Autores principales: Fairley, Christopher K., Hocking, Jane S., Zhang, Lei, Chow, Eric P.F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5176237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27983487
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.161205
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description The rate of gonorrhea is much higher in men who have sex with men than in heterosexuals. Because of unique behavioral characteristics, asymptomatic sites of infection, mainly the pharynx, are principal drivers of gonorrhea prevalence in men who have sex with men. On the basis of this observation, we call for interventions.
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spelling pubmed-51762372017-01-01 Frequent Transmission of Gonorrhea in Men Who Have Sex with Men Fairley, Christopher K. Hocking, Jane S. Zhang, Lei Chow, Eric P.F. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch The rate of gonorrhea is much higher in men who have sex with men than in heterosexuals. Because of unique behavioral characteristics, asymptomatic sites of infection, mainly the pharynx, are principal drivers of gonorrhea prevalence in men who have sex with men. On the basis of this observation, we call for interventions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5176237/ /pubmed/27983487 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.161205 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title_short Frequent Transmission of Gonorrhea in Men Who Have Sex with Men
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5176237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27983487
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2301.161205
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