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No Pathogen-Specific Sign or Symptom Predicts the Etiology of Monomicrobial Nongonococcal Urethritis in Men

Year: 2020

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: Identifying pathogen-specific signs or symptoms of nongonococcal urethritis could improve syndromic management accuracy. We evaluated nongonococcal urethritis signs and symptoms in 220 men with single-pathogen infections (Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Trichomonas vaginalis, or Ureaplasma urealyticum) or idiopathic urethritis. No individual sign or symptom accurately predicted the infectious etiology.

Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001158

Authors: Stephen J. Jordan, Evelyn Toh, James A. Williams, Lora J. Fortenberry, Michelle LaPradd, John D. Ryan, David E. Nelson, Teresa A. Batteiger

Institution: Indiana University School of Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Reproductive tract infections research

Subfield: Microbiology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Awards: The role of the urethral microbiome in idiopathic urethritis in men, Training in STIs and infections of global health significance, Role of Interferon-gamma in Clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Women, Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute

OpenAlex ID: W3012086417

FWCI: 0.903

Cites: 16

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10