HIV risk and gonococcal genotype: Opportunities to improve passive surveillance for prompt identification of syndemics?

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  • Sara FE Bell University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
  • Stephen B Lambert Communicable Diseases Branch, Queensland Health, Herston, Queensland, Australia; National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
  • Amy V Jennison Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
  • Christine JD Guglielmino Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia
  • Robert S Ware Griffith University, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
  • David M Whiley University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2022.46.22

Keywords:

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, genotype, HIV, Queensland

Abstract


To understand the risk of HIV associated with gonococcal genotypes, we analysed linked Queensland datasets of genotyped Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with phenotypic resistance data with HIV notifications. Further research into the association of gonococcal genotypes and risk of HIV acquisition may be helpful to develop targeted public health interventions.

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24/04/22

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Bell, Sara FE, Stephen B Lambert, Amy V Jennison, Christine JD Guglielmino, Robert S Ware, and David M Whiley. 2022. “HIV Risk and Gonococcal Genotype: Opportunities to Improve Passive Surveillance for Prompt Identification of Syndemics? ”. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 46 (April). https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2022.46.22.

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