A systematic review of kissing as a risk factor for oropharyngeal gonorrhea or chlamydia

F Charleson, J Tran, A Kolobaric, R Case… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background Tongue kissing is a poorly studied risk factor for sexually transmitted infections
(STIs). We undertook the first systematic review to assess whether kissing is a risk factor for …

Could Neisseria gonorrhoeae have carcinogenic potential? A critical review of current evidence

A Ngoo, EA Semchenko, A Atack… - Critical Reviews in …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
There is growing evidence that microbial dysbiosis is intimately related to carcinogenesis
across several types of human cancer. Neisseria gonorrhoeae is best known for causing …

Kissing, fellatio, and analingus as risk factors for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men: A cross-sectional study

J Tran, JJ Ong, CS Bradshaw, MY Chen… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Our aim was to determine whether exposure to the anatomical sites
(oropharynx, penis, or anus) of male partners of men who have sex with men (MSM) were …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of gonorrhoea: systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions, World Health Organization European Region, 1949 to 2021

O Chidiac, S AlMukdad, M Harfouche… - …, 2024 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infection remains inadequately
understood. Aim We aimed to characterise NG epidemiology in Europe. Methods We used …

Non-conventional interventions to prevent gonorrhea or syphilis among men who have sex with men: a scoping review

J Tran, CK Fairley, H Bowesman, ET Aung… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objectives We assessed nonconventional interventions that did not traditionally focus on
increasing condom use and/or testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) and the …

Single-dose cefixime 800 mg plus doxycycline 100 mg twice a day for 7 days compared with single-dose ceftriaxone 1 g plus single-dose azithromycin 2 g for …

B Bížová, P Procházka, E Nyčová, P Bořil… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of a single dose of oral cefixime 800 mg
plus oral doxycycline 100 mg twice a day for 7 days, compared with a recommended single …

Time to clearance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae RNA at the pharynx following treatment

LA Barbee, OO Soge, CM Khosropour… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The number of days until pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae nucleic acid amplification test
(NAAT) results become negative after treatment remains unknown. Between March 2019 …

Prevalence, anatomic distribution, and correlates of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections among a cohort of men who have sex with men in …

PC Adamson, R Bhatia, KDC Tran… - Sexually transmitted …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT)
disproportionately affect men who have sex with men (MSM). Data on the prevalence …

Epidemiology of gonorrhea in the World Health Organization European Region, 1949-2021: Systematic review, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions

O Chidiac, S AlMukdad, M Harfouche… - …, 2023 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
Background: Epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infection remains inadequately
understood. Aim: Characterizing NG epidemiology in Europe. Methods: Cochrane and …

Known, Emerging, and Remerging Pharyngitis Pathogens

JM Caldwell, NA Ledeboer… - The Journal of Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Pharyngitis is an inflammatory condition of the pharynx and/or tonsils commonly seen in
both children and adults. Viruses and bacteria represent the most common encountered …