title: Isolated pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae in heterosexual male contacts.
abstract: Pharyngeal infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) in heterosexual men is thought to be of low prevalence and the value of routinely testing this group of patients is uncertain. We present two cases of NG, isolated only in the pharynx, in asymptomatic heterosexual male contacts. The presence of pharyngeal NG was found irrespective of direct oropharyngeal sexual exposure.
authors: Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital Trust, Liverpool, UK.
authors: Rebecca
authors: R
authors: Thomson-Glover
authors: Ruth
authors: R
authors: Brown
authors: Damitha N
authors: DN
authors: Edirisinghe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D017963:Azithromycin
keywords: Europe; Gonorrhoea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae); Sexually transmitted infection; heterosexual; men; pharyngeal