Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma genitalium: an observational study of testing patterns, prevalence and co-infection rates in northern New Zealand
| Autor: | Gary McAuliffe, Peter Lowe, Xiaoying Wang, Liselle Bissessor, Arlo Upton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Gonorrhea Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chlamydia trachomatis Mycoplasma genitalium medicine.disease_cause Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Prevalence Trichomonas vaginalis Humans Medicine Mycoplasma Infections 030212 general & internal medicine 030505 public health Chlamydia biology business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Odds ratio Chlamydia Infections Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infectious Diseases Female Syphilis Trichomonas Vaginitis 0305 other medical science business New Zealand |
| Zdroj: | Sexual Health. 15:232 |
| ISSN: | 1448-5028 |
| Popis: | Background This study sought to determine community prevalence, epidemiology and testing patterns for sexually transmissible infections (STI) in northern New Zealand. Methods: A total of 2643 samples submitted for STI testing between 26 November 2015 and 7 December 2015 underwent analysis by Aptima Combo 2 (Hologic, San Diego, CA, USA), Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), and Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) assays. Results were analysed by patient demographics. Results: Four hundred and eleven pathogens were detected from 359 patients, with Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), TV, and MG detected in 178 (6.7%), 19 (0.7%), 80 (3%) and 134 (5.1%) samples respectively. With the exception of TV, STI prevalence was highest in people |
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