Male carriage of Gardnerella vaginalis.
The prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis in the urethra of 430 men attending a clinic for sexually transmitted disease was 11·4%; it was significantly higher in heterosexuals (14·5%) than in homosexuals (4·5%). There was no evidence of rectal or subpreputial carriage of G vaginalis, and urethral carriage was not associated with symptoms of urethritis.
D001003:Anal Canal / Q000382:microbiology; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000382:microbiology; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D014521:Urethra / Q000382:microbiology*; D014526:Urethritis / Q000382:microbiology