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          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Sexually transmitted infections and pre-exposure prophylaxis: challenges and opportunities among men who have sex with men in the US.
Scott HM, Klausner JD.
AIDS Res Ther. 2016 Jan 19;13(1):5. Review.
 Paper

Prevalence of STI symptoms and high levels of stigma in STI healthcare among men who have sex with men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a respondent-driven sampling study.
Ross MW, Larsson M, Nyoni JE, Agardh A.
Int J STD AIDS. 2016 Dec 2
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Anticipated Notification of Sexual Partners following STD Diagnosis among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Lima, Peru: A Mixed Methods Analysis.
Clark JL, Perez-Brumer AG, Segura ER, et al
PLoS One. 2016 Sep 29;11(9):e0163905.
Paper

Association Between Serosorting and Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection Among HIV-Negative Men Who Have Sex With Men at an Urban Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Center.
Hotton AL, Gratzer B, Mehta SD.
Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Dec;39(12):959-64.
Abstract

Prevalence of HIV/STIs and Associated Factors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in An Giang, Vietnam.
Pham QD, Nguyen TV, Hoang CQ,  et al  
Sex Transm Dis. 2012 Oct;39(10):799-806.
 Abstract

Sexually transmitted diseases in men who have sex with men.
Mayer KH.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Dec;53 Suppl 3:S79-83.
 Abstract

           Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 

High prevalence of STI among Thai MSM and Transgender women and its correlation with HIV RNA levels in ano-genital compartments prior to antiretroviral therapy: implication for treatment as prevention program
N. Phanuphak1, T. Pankam, S. Pattanachaiw, et al
 (XX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

High rates of sexually transmitted infections in a men who have sex with men population in inner Sydney
M. Smith, D.E. Smith, M.J. Stewart
 (XX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Strategies to improve extra-genital STI testing in HIV+ MSM engaged in care at a NYC Community Health Center
A. Radix, R. Scheinmann, M.A. Chiasson, et al
 (XX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Cape Town
K. Rebe, D. Lewis, H. Struthers, et al
 (XX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Are HIV programs neglecting STIs among MSM?: findings from a large survey of male sex workers (MSW) in Vietnam
G. Le, M. Clatts, L. Goldsamt, et al
 (XX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract
Gonorrhea
           
General

           Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 
 

Comparison of Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Pharyngeal, Rectal, and Urethral Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates Among Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Kidd S, Zaidi A, Asbel L, et al
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Feb 17.
 Abstract

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Resistance Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Men Who Have Sex Exclusively With Women:
The Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project, 2005-2010.
Kirkcaldy RD, Zaidi A, Hook EW, et al
Ann Intern Med. 2013 Mar 5;158(5 Pt 1):321-8
 Abstract
 
Diagnostics
 
          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
  
 

Increased Detection of Pharyngeal and Rectal Gonorrhea in Men Who Have Sex With Men After Transition From Culture To Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing.
Cornelisse VJ, Chow EP, Huffam S, Fairley CK, et al
 Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Dec 14
 Abstract

Standard Symptom- and Sexual History-Based Testing Misses Anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections in Swingers and Men Who Have Sex With Men.
van Liere GA, Hoebe CJ, Niekamp AM,  et al
Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Apr;40(4):285-9.
 Abstract

Epidemiology/Prevalence
 
  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
 
Increases in the Rate of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Among Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men-Findings From the Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Network 2010-2015.
Stenger MR, Pathela P, Anschuetz G
et al Sex Transm Dis. 2017 Jul;44(7):393-397.
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Frequent Transmission of Gonorrhea in Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Fairley CK, Hocking JS, Zhang L, Chow EP.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Jan;23(1):102-104.
 Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Pharyngeal Gonorrhoea: The Willingness of Australian Men Who Have Sex with Men to Change Current Sexual Practices to Reduce Their Risk of Transmission-A Qualitative Study.
Walker S, Bellhouse C, Fairley CK, et al
 PLoS One. 2016 Dec 19;11(12):e0164033
 Paper

Characteristics Associated With Urethral and Rectal Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Diagnoses in a US National Sample of Gay and Bisexual Men: Results From the One Thousand Strong Panel.
Grov C, Cain D, Rendina HJ, Ventuneac A, Parsons JT.
Sex Transm Dis. 2016 Mar;43(3):165-171.
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Rectal-Only Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea in Women and in Men Who Have Sex with Men.
van Liere GA, van Rooijen MS, et al
PLoS One. 2015 Oct 29;10(10):e0140297
 Paper

Prevalence and Correy Anatolates of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae bmic Site Among Urban Thai Men Who Have Sex With Men.
Tongtoyai J, Todd CS, Chonwattana W, et al
Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Aug;42(8):440-9.
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Evaluation of WHO screening algorithm for the presumptive treatment of asymptomatic rectal gonorrhoea and chlamydia infections in at-risk MSM in Kenya.
Sanders EJ, Wahome E, Okuku HS, et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2013 Dec 10.
Paper

Standard Symptom- and Sexual History-Based Testing Misses Anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections in Swingers and Men Who Have Sex With Men.
van Liere GA, Hoebe CJ, Niekamp AM,  et al
Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Apr;40(4):285-9.
 Abstract

Rates of asymptomatic nonurethral gonorrhea and Chlamydia in a population of university men who have sex with men.
Pinsky L, Chiarilli DB, Klausner JD,  et al
J Am Coll Health. 2012 Aug;60(6):481-4.
 Abstract

FULL TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Trends in Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Positivity among Heterosexual Men and Men who have sex with Men attending a large urban sexual health service in Australia, 2002-2009.
Vodstrcil LA, Fairley CK, Fehler G, et al
BMC Infect Dis. 2011 Jun 5;11(1):158.
 Paper
 

         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
POSTER
Rectal gonorrhoea as a lead indicator of HIV trends
M. Lim, A. Wilkinson, M. Stoove, et al
 (XIX International AIDS Conference)
 Poster     Abstract

Evaluation of presumptive treatment recommendation for asymptomatic anorectal gonorrhoea and chlamydia infections
in at-risk MSM in Kenya
H.S. Okuku, E. Wahome, S. Duncan, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

Screening/Testing

  Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  
 		  
 
The Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Men Who Have Sex With Men for Rectal Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infection to Prevent HIV Infection.
Chesson HW, Bernstein KT, Gift TL,  et al
 Sex Transm Dis. 2013 May;40(5):366-71
 Abstract
 
 
Rectal Gonorrhea

          Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

  Risk Factors for Rectal Gonococcal Infection Amidst Resurgence in HIV Transmission.
Kim AA, Kent CK, Klausner JD.
Sex Transm Dis. 2003 Nov;30(11):813-817
 Abstract
 
Lymphogranuloma Venereum
           
       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Notes from the Field: Cluster of Lymphogranuloma Venereum Cases Among Men Who Have Sex with Men - Michigan, August 2015-April 2016.
de Voux A, Kent JB, Macomber K, et al
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 Sep 2;65(34):920-921
 Paper

Exchange Sex and HIV Infection Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: 20 US Cities, 2011.
M Nerlander L, Hess KL, Sionean C, et al
AIDS Behav. 2016 Jun 15.
Abstract

Screening for asymptomatic lymphogranuloma venereum co-infection in men who have sex with men newly diagnosed with HIV, hepatitis C or syphilis.
Pallawela S, Bradshaw D, Hodson L,  et al 
Int J STD AIDS. 2015 Jul 8
 Abstract

Lymphogranuloma venereum in men who have sex with men: evidence of local transmission in New Zealand.
Basu I, Bromhead C, Balm M,  et al
N Z Med J. 2015 Mar 13;128(1410):25-9.
 Abstract

Lymphogranuloma venereum - the first Hungarian cases.
Bánvölgyi A, Balla E, Bognár P,  et al
Orv Hetil. 2015 Jan 1;156(1):36-40.
Abstract

Pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of inguinal lymphogranuloma venereum: important lessons from a case series.
Oud EV, de Vrieze NH, de Meij A, de Vries HJ.
Sex Transm Infect. 2014 Apr 30.
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prevalence and predictors of Lymphogranuloma venereum in a high risk population attending a STD outpatients clinic in Italy.
Foschi C, Marangoni A, D Antuono A,  et al
BMC Res Notes. 2014 Apr 9;7(1):225.
Paoer

Risk factors for rectal lymphogranuloma venereum in gay men: results of a multicentre case-control study in the UK.
Macdonald N, Sullivan AK, French P,  et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2014 Feb 3.
 Abstract

Lymphogranuloma venereum diagnoses among men who have sex with men in the UK: interpreting a cross-sectional study using an epidemic phase-specific framework.
Hughes G, Alexander S, Simms I,  et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2013 Jul 12.
 Abstract

Anorectal and inguinal lymphogranuloma venereum among men who have sex with men in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: trends over time, symptomatology and concurrent infections.
de Vrieze NH, van Rooijen M, van der Loeff MF, de Vries HJ.
Sex Transm Infect. 2013 Feb 20
 Abstract

Anal Lymphogranuloma Venereum Infection Screening With IgA Anti-Chlamydia
trachomatis-Specific Major Outer Membrane Protein Serology.
de Vries HJ, Smelov V, Ouburg S,  et al 
Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Jul 9
Abstract

Lymphogranuloma venereum proctocolitis: a silent endemic disease in men
who have sex with men in industrialised countries.
Martin-Iguacel R, Llibre JM, et al
 Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010 May 28.
Abstract

 
         Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
 
Seroadaptive behaviours in HIV-diagnosed men who have sex with men: a conceptual framework and application to a mathematical model exploring the role of serosorting in lymphogranuloma venereum re-emergence
M. Rönn, P.J. White, A. Borquez, et al
 (XIX International AIDS Conference)
 Abstract

POSTER
Lymphogranuloma venereum outbreak in Madrid
T. Puerta, M. Rodríguez, B. Menéndez,  et al
 (XIX International AIDS Conference)
 Poster    Abstract
Zika Virus Infection/Disease
           
       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Male-to-Male Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus - Texas, January 2016.
 Deckard DT, Chung WM, Brooks JT, et al
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 Apr 15;65(14):372-4.
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