Spontaneous clearance of asymptomatic anogenital and pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae : a secondary analysis from the NABOGO trial.
Buhari TekerHenry de VriesTitia HeijmanAlje van DamMaarten Franciscus Schim van der LoeffVita Willemijn JongenPublished in: Sexually transmitted infections (2022)
A significant proportion of asymptomatic patients cleared their NG infections spontaneously. Given these results, treatment of all NG infections after a one-time NAAT may be excessive, and more research on the natural history of NG is needed to improve antibiotic stewardship.