Characteristics Associated With Disseminated Gonococcal Infections vs Uncomplicated Gonorrhea: A California Case-control Study, 2021-2022.

Johnson, Kelly A; Fernando, Roshani; Plotzker, Rosalyn; Burghardt, Nicole O; Snyder, Robert E; Hanft, Wyatt; Mohr, Kurtis; Alvarado, Lizzete et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2026

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

Odds of disseminated versus uncomplicated gonorrhea increased among people not prioritized for routine uncomplicated gonorrhea screening, including men who only had sex with female partners (odds ratio [OR] 10.8; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.8-24.1), people using substances (OR 10.0; 95% CI, 5.4-18.6), and older people (OR 1.09 per year; 95% CI, 1.07-1.11).

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