Maria Luiza Bazzo, Hanalydia de Melo Machado, Jessica Motta Martins, Marcos André Schörner, Ketlyn Buss, Fernando Hartmann Barazzetti, Pamela Cristina Gaspar, Alisson Bigolin, Adele Benzaken, Simone Veloso Faria de Carvalho, Lidiane da Fonseca Andrade, William Antunes Ferreira, François Figueiroa, Rafael Mialski Fontana, Miralba Freire de Carvalho Ribeiro da Silva, Roberto José Carvalho Silva, Luiz Fernando Aires Junior, Lis Aparecida de Souza Neves, Angelica Espinosa Miranda, Brazilian-Gasp Network
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the aetiology of urethral discharge syndrome (UDS) and genital ulcer disease (GUD) in Brazil due to limited access to laboratory tests and treatment based mainly on the syndromic approach. OBJECTIVES: To update Brazilian treatment guidelines according to the current scenario, the first nationwide aetiological study for UDS and GUD was performed. METHODS: Male participants with urethral discharge (UD) and/or genital ulcer (GU) reports were enrolled...
February 15, 2024: Sexually Transmitted Infections