Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates from Tonsils and Posterior Oropharynx

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作者
Bissessor, M. [1 ,2 ]
Whiley, D. M. [3 ,4 ]
Lee, D. M. [1 ]
Snow, A. F. [1 ]
Fairley, C. K. [1 ,5 ]
Peel, J. [1 ]
Bradshaw, C. S. [1 ,5 ]
Hocking, J. S. [2 ]
Lahra, M. M. [6 ,7 ]
Chen, M. Y. [1 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Melbourne Sexual Hlth Ctr, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[2] Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Sch Populat & Global Hlth, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[3] Univ Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, Australia
[4] Univ Queensland, Queensland Childrens Med Res Inst, Queensland Paediat Infect Dis Lab, St Lucia, Qld, Australia
[5] Monash Univ, Cent Clin Sch, Melbourne, Vic 3004, Australia
[6] Prince Wales Hosp, WHO Collaborating Ctr Sexually Transmitted Dis, SEALS Microbiol, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia
[7] Univ New S Wales, Kensington, NSW 2033, Australia
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
PHARYNGEAL GONORRHEA; MEN;
D O I
10.1128/JCM.01647-15
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We examined the factors influencing gonorrhea detection at the pharynx. One hundred men infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae were swabbed from the tonsils and posterior oropharynx. N. gonorrhoeae was reisolated from the tonsils and posterior oropharynx in 62% and 52%, respectively (P = 0.041). Culture positivity was greater with higher gonococcal DNA loads at the tonsils (P = 0.001) and oropharynx (P < 0.001). N. gonorrhoeae can be cultured from the tonsils and posterior oropharynx with greater isolation rates where gonococcal loads are higher.
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