There has been a true rise in Neisseria gonorrhoeae but not in Chlamydia trachomatis in men who have sex with men in Dublin, Ireland

摘要

A recent letter from Haidari et al on Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) in men who have sex with men (MSM) in the UK suggests that recent increases are mainly related to increased use of NAATs with testing at extra-genital sites.In the greater Dublin area (population 1.6 million), surveillance data indicated a marked increase in cases of gonococcal infection (GC) from 2010 to 2012, crude incidence rate increasing from 23.5 per 100 000 in 2010 to 50.6 in 2012. In late 2012, a multidisciplinary gonorrhoea control group was established to respond to the increase. In all, 53% of these cases were occurring in MSM.