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. 1981 Feb;57(1):47-9.
doi: 10.1136/sti.57.1.47.

Chlamydial infection in homosexual men. Frequency of isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis from the urethra, ano-rectum, and pharynx

A McMillan, R G Sommerville, P M McKie

Chlamydial infection in homosexual men. Frequency of isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis from the urethra, ano-rectum, and pharynx

A McMillan et al. Br J Vener Dis. 1981 Feb.

Abstract

Urethral, rectal, and pharyngeal material from 150 men who had had exclusively homosexual contact and who consecutively attended a sexually transmitted diseases clinic was cultured for Chlamydia trachomatis. The organism was isolated from at least one site in 15 (105) patients. The isolation rates from the urethra, rectum, and pharynx were 6 . 7%, 4%, and 1 . 3% respectively.

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