Prevalence and characteristics of gastrointestinal infections in men who have sex with men diagnosed with rectal chlamydia infection in the UK: an ‘unlinked anonymous’ cross-sectional study

Gwenda Hughes; Panida Silalang; John Were; Hemanti Patel; Tristan Childs; Sarah Alexander; Stephen Duffell; Cara Saxon; Cathy Ison; Holly Mitchell; Nigel Field; Claire Jenkins

doi:10.1136/sextrans-2016-053057

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Prevalence and characteristics of gastrointestinal infections in men who have sex with men diagnosed with rectal chlamydia infection in the UK: an ‘unlinked anonymous’ cross-sectional study

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Gwenda Hughes Department of HIV and STI, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Panida Silalang Gastrointestinal Infection Reference Service, Microbiology Services Centre, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John Were Department of HIV and STI, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hemanti Patel Sexually Transmitted Infection Reference Service, Microbiology Services Centre, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tristan Childs Gastrointestinal Infection Reference Service, Microbiology Services Centre, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sarah Alexander Sexually Transmitted Infection Reference Service, Microbiology Services Centre, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephen Duffell Department of HIV and STI, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Cara Saxon Department of Sexual Medicine and HIV, University Hospitals of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Cathy Ison Sexually Transmitted Infection Reference Service, Microbiology Services Centre, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Holly Mitchell Department of HIV and STI, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nigel Field Department of HIV and STI, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Claire Jenkins Gastrointestinal Infection Reference Service, Microbiology Services Centre, National Infection Service, Public Health England, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Gwenda Hughes, Department of HIV and STI, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London NW9 5EQ, UK; Gwenda.hughes{at}phe.gov.uk

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Hughes G, Silalang P, Were J, et al

Prevalence and characteristics of gastrointestinal infections in men who have sex with men diagnosed with rectal chlamydia infection in the UK: an ‘unlinked anonymous’ cross-sectional study

Sexually Transmitted Infections 2018;94:518-521.

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Received December 16, 2016
Revised March 5, 2017
Accepted March 8, 2017
First published March 30, 2017.

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October 18, 2018

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