title: Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae transmission from the female oropharynx to the male urethra.
abstract: In a sexually transmitted disease clinic-based sample of men who have sex with women, positivity for urethral Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae was 3.5% and 3.1%, respectively, among patients whose only urethral exposure in the previous 3 months was receiving fellatio from a woman. Urethral infections acquired by fellatio might contribute to ongoing disease spread.
authors.affiliation: San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. julia.marcus@sfdph.org
authors.forename: Julia L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Kohn
authors.forename: Pennan M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: Susan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Philip
authors.forename: Kyle T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Bernstein
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D014521:Urethra / Q000382:microbiology*; D014526:Urethritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology