Patterns of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in different anatomical sites among Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) users in Brazil.
Marcela AntoniniMario Vianna VettoreAnita Øgård-RepålDaniel de Macêdo RochaKaryanna Alves de Alencar RochaHenrique Ciabotti EliasFelipe BarufaldiRodrigo de Carvalho SantanaElucir GirBruno SpireRenata Karina Karina ReisPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2024)
The symptoms are a bad indicator of CT and NG infection, and the screening must be done in more than one site since most of the positive results would be missed if only urines were tested. In the case of testing only one anatomical site, specifically the urethra, the CT/NG incidence and prevalence would be underestimated. The two-sites testing improves detection rates of CT/NG, and PrEP follow-up benefits people offering STI testing.