Gonorrhea in the HIV era: A reversal in trends among men who have sex with men

K.K. Fox, C. Del Rio, K.K. Holmes, E.W. Hook , F.N. Judson, J.S. Knapp, G.W. Procop, S.A. Wang, W.L.H. Whittington and W.C. Levine

American Journal of Public Health, 2001, vol. 91, issue 6, 959-964

Abstract: Objectives. Gonorrhea cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) declined in the early years of the HIV epidemic. We evaluated more recent trends in gonorrhea among MSM through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project. Methods. Isolates and case information were collected from 29 US sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics. Gonococcal urethritis cases, among MSM were compared with those among heterosexual men, and cases among MSM in 1995 to 1999 were compared with earlier MSM cases. Results. Of 34942 cases, the proportion represented by MSM increased from 4.5% in 1992 to 13.2% in 1999 (P

Date: 2001
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