Patricia Nadal-Barón, Jesús Trejo-Zahinos, Jorge Nestor García, Paula Salmerón, Elena Sulleiro, Maider Arando, Vicente Descalzo, Patricia Álvarez-Lopez, Rachid El Ouazzani, Luis López, Francesc Zarzuela, Edurne Ruiz, Montserrat Llinas, Albert Blanco-Grau, Adrian Curran, María Nieves Larrosa, Tomàs Pumarola, Yannick Hoyos-Mallecot
OBJECTIVES: Culture of Neisseria gonorrhoeae remains essential for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance. We evaluated the effect of time of specimen collection on culture yield following a positive nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT). METHODS: We retrospectively assessed N. gonorrhoeae culture yield among asymptomatic individuals (largely men who have sex with men) who attended for sexual health screening and had a positive NAAT. Participants underwent either same-day testing and notification (Drassanes Exprés) or standard screening with deferred testing...
October 6, 2023: Sexually Transmitted Infections