title: Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates from Tonsils and Posterior Oropharynx.
abstract: We examined the factors influencing gonorrhea detection at the pharynx. One hundred men infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae were swabbed from the tonsils and posterior oropharynx. N. gonorrhoeae was reisolated from the tonsils and posterior oropharynx in 62% and 52%, respectively (P = 0.041). Culture positivity was greater with higher gonococcal DNA loads at the tonsils (P = 0.001) and oropharynx (P < 0.001). N. gonorrhoeae can be cultured from the tonsils and posterior oropharynx with greater isolation rates where gonococcal loads are higher.
authors: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia mbissessor@mshc.org.au.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Bissessor
authors: The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
authors: D M
authors: DM
authors: Whiley
authors: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: D M
authors: DM
authors: Lee
authors: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: A F
authors: AF
authors: Snow
authors: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: C K
authors: CK
authors: Fairley
authors: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Peel
authors: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: C S
authors: CS
authors: Bradshaw
authors: Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: J S
authors: JS
authors: Hocking
authors: WHO Collaborating Centre for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, SEALS Microbiology, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia.
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Lahra
authors: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: M Y
authors: MY
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D058491:Bacterial Load; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000382:microbiology*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial