The Duration of Pharyngeal Gonorrhea: A Natural History Study

Pharyngeal gonorrhea is relatively common. However, the duration of untreated pharyngeal gonorrhea is unknown.From March 2016 to December 2018, we enrolled 140 men who have sex with men in a 48-week cohort study. Participants self-collected pharyngeal specimens and completed a survey weekly. Specimens were tested using a nucleic acid amplification test at the conclusion of the study. We estimated the incidence and duration of infection. We...