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

Overview

Journal Sex Transm Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2020 Mar 10

PMID 32149960

Citations 3

Authors

Stephen J Jordan

Evelyn Toh

James A Williams

Lora J Fortenberry

Michelle LaPradd

John D Ryan

David E Nelson

Teresa A Batteiger

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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.

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