Culture obtained from urethral swab of asymptomatic men who screen positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae by urine nucleic acid amplification testing.
Ayoma RatnappuliMelanie BissessorShehara ArumugamDeborah Ann WilliamsonEric Pui Fung ChowChristopher K FairleyJason J OngVesna De PetraMarcus Y ChenPublished in: Sexually transmitted infections (2021)
Gonorrhoea was isolated in most but not all asymptomatic men screening positive for N. gonorrhoeae by urine NAAT. Clinicians should consider performing urethral culture in such men to ensure optimal surveillance for antimicrobial resistance. Isolation of N. gonorrhoeae by culture in men without discharge indicates these are true infections with viable organisms.