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  • Title: Differing Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterial loads in the pharynx and rectum in men who have sex with men: implications for gonococcal detection, transmission, and control.
    Author: Bissessor M, Tabrizi SN, Fairley CK, Danielewski J, Whitton B, Bird S, Garland S, Chen MY.
    Journal: J Clin Microbiol; 2011 Dec; 49(12):4304-6. PubMed ID: 21956992.
    Abstract:
    The bacterial loads for gonococcal infections of the pharynx and rectum were determined among men with male sexual partners. The median bacterial load for rectal infections (18,960 copies/swab) was significantly higher than the load for pharyngeal infections (2,100 copies/swab; P = 0.001). Bacterial loads among men with symptomatic proctitis were strikingly high (median, 278,000 copies/swab).
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