Chlamydial infection in homosexual men. Frequency of isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis from the urethra, ano-rectum, and pharynx. Issue 1 (February 1981)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McMillan, A; Sommerville, R G; McKie, P M
• Is Part Of: Sexually transmitted infections. Volume 57:Issue 1(1981)
• Page Start: 47
• Page End: 49
• Publication Date: 1981-02
• Subjects: Sexually transmitted diseases -- Periodicals; HIV infections -- Periodicals; 616.951005
• DOI: 10.1136/sti.57.1.47
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1368-4973

Abstract

Abstract : Urethral, rectal, and pharyngeal material from 150 men who had had exclusively homosexual contact and who consecutively attended a sexually transmitted diseases clinic was cultured for Chlamydia trachomatis. The organism was isolated from at least one site in 15 (105) patients. The isolation rates from the urethra, rectum, and pharynx were 6 . 7%, 4%, and 1 . 3% respectively.