Prevalence of Pharyngeal Gonorrhea in General Medical Patients with Sore Throats

The prevalence of pharyngeal gonorrhea was investigated in a previously unstudied population: adult patients seeking care for sore throats and other symptoms of respiratory infection in general medical practices. The complaint of sore throat accounts for at least 15 million patient visits each year...

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Published in:Sexually transmitted diseases 1980-07, Vol.7 (3), p.116-119
Main Authors: KOMAROFF, ANTHONY L., ARONSON, MARK D., PASS, THEODORE M., ERVIN, CHRISTINE T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Female
Gonorrhea - complications
Gonorrhea - epidemiology
Gonorrhea - transmission
Homosexuality
Humans
Male
Massachusetts
Neisseria gonorrhoeae - isolation & purification
Original Articles
Pharyngeal Diseases - complications
Pharyngeal Diseases - epidemiology
Pharyngitis - complications
Pharyngitis - microbiology
Rhode Island
Sexual Behavior
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Summary:The prevalence of pharyngeal gonorrhea was investigated in a previously unstudied population: adult patients seeking care for sore throats and other symptoms of respiratory infection in general medical practices. The complaint of sore throat accounts for at least 15 million patient visits each year in the United States. A prospective study of 239 patients in three different settings revealed prevalences of 1% (95% confidence interval of 0.1-3%) in the 192 patients with sore throats, and of zero (95% confidence interval of zero to 3.4%) in 47 patients with respiratory infection symptoms other than sore throat. The data support the position that routine pharyngeal culturing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae for patients who have sore throats is not cost-efficient.
ISSN:0148-5717
1537-4521
DOI:10.1097/00007435-198007000-00004