Gonorrhea and Chlamydia HIV-infected Men Who Have Sex With Men

University of Nebraska

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gonorrhea; Chlamydia; HIV Infection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02019771

0025-14-FB

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will estimate the rates of asymptomatic Chlamydia and/or Gonorrhea in the oropharynx, rectum and urethra (urine) of HIV infected men who have sex with men at a specialty care center and compare it to the rates in Douglas County, using nucleic acid amplification tests.

Full description

Hypothesis: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at higher risk for sexually transmitted diseases. Currently, free testing for sexually transmitted diseases is only being performed in urine samples. Investigators hypothesize that the rates of both gonorrhea and chlamydia will be higher when testing includes more than one anatomical site (rectum and oropharynx).

The aim of the study is to estimate the rates of asymptomatic Chlamydia and/or Gonorrhea in the oropharynx, rectum and urethra (urine) of HIV infected men who have sex with men at the specialty care center of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and compare to the rates in Douglas County, using nucleic acid amplification tests.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• HIV infection
• Men with history of sex with men (including transgender and bisexual)
• Older than 19 years of age
• Asymptomatic at the time of visit.

Exclusion criteria

• Active sexually transmitted disease symptoms in the oropharynx.
• Recent treatment for Chlamydia or gonorrhea within 3 weeks.
• Treatment with antibiotics active for Chlamydia or gonorrhea within the last 2 weeks: doxycycline, quinolones and azithromycin, and cefixime.
• Women.
• Inability to complete the questionnaire in English or Spanish.