Publications on Gonorrhea
2020
Gadoth A, Shannon CL, Hoff NA, Mvumbi G, Musene K, Okitolonda-Wemakoy E, Hoffman RM, Rimoin AW, Klausner JD. Prenatal chlamydial, gonococcal, and trichomonal screening in the Democratic Republic of Congo for case detection and management. Internal Journal STD AIDS. 29 Jan 2020. (click to view pdf)
Qadir S, Ellis O, Keizur EM, Stafylis C, Cortado R, Klausnr JD; Adolescent Trials Network (ATN) CARES Team. Genotyping Neisseria gonorrhea gyrA and penA antimicrobial genes from remnant Neisseria gonorrhea positive Cepheid Xpert clinical specimens- A feasibility study. Journal of microbiological methods. Jan 2020. (click to view pdf)
Keizur EM, Goldbeck C, Vavala G, Romero-Espinoza A, Ocasio M, Fournier J, Lee SJ, Abdalian SE, Rotheram MJ, Klausner JD; Adolescent Trials Network (ATN) CARES Team. Safety and Effectiveness of same-day chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhea screen and treatment among gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and homeless youth in Los Angeles, California, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Jan 2020. (click to view pdf)
Wynn A, Bristow CC, Cristillo AD, Murphy SM, van den Broek N, Muzny C, Kallapur S, Cohen C, Ingalls RR, Wiesenfield H, Litch KA, Morris SR, Klausner JD. Sexually transmitted infections in pregnancy and reproductive health: proceeding of the STAR sexually transmitted infection clinical trial group programmatic meeting. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. (click to view pdf)
Wynn A, Klausner JD. Addressing Neisseria gonorrhea treatment resistance with the DNA Gyrase A Assay: An economic study, United States. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Feb 2020. (click to view pdf)
Medina-Marino A, Mudau M, Kojima N, Peters R, Feucht UD, De Vos L, Olivier D, Muzny CA, McIntyre JA, Klausner JD. Persistent Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Trichomonas vaginalis positivity after treatment among human immunodeficiency virus-infected pregnant women, South Africa. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 2020. (click to view pdf)
2019
Joseph Davey DL, Nyemba DC, Gomba Y, Bekker LG, Taleghani S, DiTullio DJ, Shabsovich D, Gorbach PM, Coates TJ, Klausner JD, Myer L. Prevalence and correlates of sexually transmitted infections in pregnancy in HIV-infected and uninfected women in Cape Town, South Africa. PLoS One. 1 Jul 2019. (click to view pdf)
Ebeysan S, Windsor M, Bordin A, Mhango L, Erskine S, Trembizki E, Mokany E, Tan LY, Whiley D, GRAND2 Study Investigators. Evaluation of the ResistancePlus GC (beta) assay: a commercial diagnostic test for the direct detection of ciprofloxacin susceptibility or resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 1 Jul 2019. (click to view pdf)
Deng X, Allan-Blitz LT, Klausner JD. Using the genetic characteristics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains with decreased susceptibility to cefixme to develop a molecular assay to predict cefixime susceptibility. Sexual Health. 24 Jun 2019. (click to view pdf)
Dong HV, Pham LQ, Nguyen HT, Nguyen MXB, Nguyen TV, May F, Le GM, Klausner JD. Decreased Cephalosporin Susceptibility of Oropharyngeal Neisseria Species in Antibiotic-Using Men-who-have-sex-with-men of Hanoi, Vietnam. Clinical Infectious Diseases: an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 3 May 2019. (click to view pdf)
Taleghani S, Joseph-Davey D, West SB, Klausner HJ, Wynn A, Klausner JD. Acceptability and efficacy of partner notification for curable sexually transmitted infections in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review. International Journal of STD & AIDS. Mar 2019. (click to view pdf)
White RC, Torralba M, Colt K, Harrison F, Goglin K, Nguyen K, D’Souza R, Bristow CC, Ellis O, Soge OO, Klausner JD, Fouts DE. Closed Genome Sequences of Clinical Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains Obtained from Combined Oxford Nanopore and Illumina Sequencing. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 28 Feb 2019. (click to view pdf)
Morris B, Hankins CA, Banerjee J, Lumbers ER, Mindel A, Klausner JD, Krieger JN. Does Male Circumcision Reduce Women's Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Cervical Cancer, and Associated Conditions? Frontiers in Public Health. 31 Jan 2019. (click to view pdf)
Ellis O, Hemarajata P, Shahkloahi A, Masinde G, Buchs K, Humphries RM, Klausner JD. A multisite implementation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay to predict ciprofloxacin susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 14 Jan 2019. (click to view pdf)
Adamson Paul, Judson Seth, Klausner JD, Kelsidis Theodoros. Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a rare cause of preseptal cellulitis. American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association. Dec. 2019. (click to view pdf)
2018
Morikawa E, Mudau M, Olivier D, de Vos L, Joseph Davey D, Price C, McIntyre JA, Peters RP, Klausner JD, Medina-Marino A. Acceptability and Feasibility of Integrating Point-of-Care Diagnostic Testing of Sexually Transmitted Infections into a South African Antenatal Care Program for HIV-Infected Pregnant Women. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 9 May 2018. (click to view pdf)
Allan-Blitz LT, Konda KA, Calvo GM, Vargas SK, Leon SR, Seguara ER, Caceres CF, Klausner JD. High incidence of extra-genital gonorrheal and chlamydia infections among high-risk men who have sex with men and transgender women in Peru. International journal of STD & AIDS. May 2018. (click to view pdf)
Wynn A, Ramogola-Masire D, Gaolebale P, Moshaashane N, Sickboy O, Dugue S, Williams E, Doherty K, Klausner JD, Morroni C. Prevalence and treatment outcomes of routine Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis testing during antenatal care, Gaborone, Botswana. Sexually Transmitted Infections. May 2018. (click to view pdf)
Allan-Blitz LT, Hemarajata P, Humphries RM, Kimble M, Elias S, Klausner JD. Ciprofloxacin May be Efficacious in Treating Wild-Type Gyrase A Genotype Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Apr 2018. (click to view pdf)
Mudau M, Peters RP, De Vos L, Olivier DH, J Davey D, Mkwanazi ES, McIntyre JA, Klausner JD, Medina-Marino A. High prevalence of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections among human immunodeficiency virus-infected pregnant women in a low income South African community. International Journal of STD & AIDS. Mar 2018. (click to view pdf)
Allan-Blitz LT, Hemarajata P, Humphries RM, Wynn A, Segura ER, Klausner JD. A Cost Analysis of Gyrase A Testing and Targeted Ciprofloxacin Therapy Versus Recommended 2-Drug Therapy for Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Feb 2018. (click to view pdf)
Adachi K, Xu J, Yeganeh N, Camarca M, Morgado MG, Watts DH, Mofenson LM, Veloso VG, Pilotto JH, Joao E, Gray G, Theron G, Santos B, Fonseca R, Kreitchmann R, Pinto J, Mussi-Pinhata MM, Ceriotto M, Machado DM, Bryson YJ, Grinsztejn B, Moye J, Klausner JD, Bristow CC, Dickover R, Mirochnick M, Nielsen-Saines K, NICHD HPTN 040 Study Team. Combined evaluation of sexually transmitted infections in HIV-infected pregnant women and infant HIV transmission. PLoS ONE. 5 Jan 2018. (click to view pdf)
2017
Guy RJ, Causer LM, Klausner JD, Unemo M, Toskin I, Azzini AM, Peeling RW. Performance and operational characteristicms of point-of-care tests for the diagnosis of urogenital gonococcal infections. Sexually Transmitted Infections. Dec 2017. (click to view pdf)
Wong LK, Hemarajata P, Soge OO, Humphries RM, Klausner JD. Real-Time PCR Targeting the penA Mosaic XXXIV Type for Prediction of Extended-Spectrum-Cephalosporin Susceptibility in Clinical neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 24 Oct 2017. (click to view pdf)
Bristow Cc, Mathelier P, Ocheretina O, Benoit D, Pape JW, Wynn A, Klausner JD. Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis screening and treatment of pregnant women in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. International Journal of STD & AIDS. Oct 2017. (click to view pdf)
Bhatti AA, Allan-Blitz LT, Castrejon M, Humphries RM, Hemarajata P, Klausner JD. Epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Gyrase A Genotype, Los Angeles, California, USA. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Sep 2017. (click to view pdf)
Bristow CC, McGrath MR, Cohen AC, Anderson LJ, Gordon KK, Klausner JD. Comparative Evaluation of 2 Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for the Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae at Extragenital Sites. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Jul 2017. (click to view pdf)
Medline A, Joseph davey D, Klausner JD. Lost opportunity to save newborn lives: variable national antenatal screening policies for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. International Journal of STD & AIDS. Jun 2017. (click to view pdf)
Allan-Blitz LT, Wang X, Klausner JD. Wild-Type Gyrase A Genotype of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Predicts In Vitro Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta Analysis. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. May 2017. (click to view pdf)
Allan-Blitz LT, Humphries RM, Hemarajata P, Bhatti A, Pandori MW, Siedner MJ, Klausner JD. Implementation of a Rapid Genotypic Assay to Promote Targeted Ciprofloxacin Therapy of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a Large Health System. Clinical Infectious Diseases: an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. May 2017. (click to view pdf)
Kojima N, Park H, Konda KA, Joseph Davey DL, Bristow CC, Brown B, Leon SR, Vargas SK, Calvo GM, Caceres CF, Klausner JD. The PICASSO Cohort: baseline characteristics of a cohort of men who have sex with men and male-to-female transgender women at high risk of syphillis infection in Lima, Peru. BMC Infectious Diseases. 11 Apr 2017. (click to view pdf)
Allan-Blitz LT, Klausner JD. Codon 91 Gyrase A Testing is Necessary and Sufficient to Predict Ciprofloxacin Susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Feb 2017. (click to view pdf)
Allan-Blitz LT, Leon SR, Bristow CC, Konda KA, Vargas SK, Flores JA, Brown BJ, Caceres CF, Klausner JD. High prevalence of extra-genital chlamydial or gonococcal infections among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru. International Journal of STD & AIDS. Feb 2017. (click to view pdf)
2016
Adachi K, Klausner JD, Xu J, Ank B, Bristow CC, morgado MG, Watts DH, Weir F, Persing D, Mofenson LM, Beloso VG, Pilotto JH, Joao E, Gray G, Theron G, Santos G, Fonseca R, Kreitchmann R, Pinto J, Mussi-Pinhata MM, Ceriotto M, Machado DM, Bryson YJ, Grinsztejn B, bastos FI, Siberry G, Nielsen-Saines K, NICHD HPTN 040 Study Tean. Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in HIV-infected Pregnant Women and Adverse Infant Outcomes. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Aug 2016. (click to view pdf)
Joseph Davey DL, Shull HI, Billings JD, Wang D, Adachi K, Klausner JD. Prevalence of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries From 2010 to 2015: A Systematic Review. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Jul 2016. (click to view pdf)
Herbst de Cortina S, Bristow CC, Joseph davey D, Klausner JD. A Systematic Review of Point of Care Testing for Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 26 May 2016. (click to view pdf)
Bristow CC, Dongo H, Klausner JD. Technological Solutions to Address Drug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Emerging Infectious Diseases. May 2016. (click to view pdf)
Hemarajata P, Yang S, Soge OO, Humphries RM, Klausner JD. Performance and Verification of a Real-Time PCR Assay Targeting the gyrA Gene for Prediction of Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Mar 2016. (click to view pdf)
Leon SR, Seguare ER, Konda KA, Flores JA, Silva-Santisteban A, Galea JT, Coates TJ, Klausner JD, Caceres CF. High prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in anal and pharyngeal sites among a community-based sample of men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru. BMJ OPEN. 6 Jan 2016. (click to view pdf)
Scott HM, Klausner JD. Sexually transmitted infections and pre-exposure prophylaxis: challenges and opportunities among men who have sex with men in the US. AIDS Research and Therapy. Jan 2016. (click to view pdf)
2015
Adachi K, Klausner JD, Bristow CC, XU J, Ank B, Morgado MG, Watts DH, Weir F, Persing D, Mofenson LM, Beloso VG, Pilotto JH, Joao E, Nielsen-Saines K, NICHD HPTN 040 Study Team. Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women and Infant HIV Transmission. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Oct 2015. (click to view pdf)
Castillo R, Konda KA, Leon SR, Silva-Santisteban A, Salazar X, Klausner JD, Coates TJ, Caceres CF. HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Incidence and Associated Risk Factors Among High-Risk MSM and Male-to-Female Transgender Women in Lima, Peru. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. 15 Aug 2015. (click to view pdf)
Bolan RK, Beymer MR, Weiss RE, Flynn RP, Leibowitz AA, Klausner JD. Doxycycline prophylaxis to reduce incident syphillis among men who have sex with men who continue to engage in high-risk sex: a randomized, controlled pilot study. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Feb 2015. (click to view pdf)
Espinosa K, Park JA, Gerrity JJ, Buono SA, Shearer A, Dick C, Mak ML, Teramoto K, Klausner JD, Pandori M, Hess D. Fluoroquinolone resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae after cessation of ciprofloxacin usage in San Francisco: using molecular typing to investigate strain turnover. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Feb 2015. (click to view pdf)
Buono SA, Watson TD, Borenstein LA, Klausner JD, Pandori MW, Godwin HA. Stemming the tide of drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae: the need for an individualized approach to treatment. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Feb 2015. (click to view pdf)
2014
Moss T, Martin CW, Klausner JD, Brown BJ. Integration of Screening for Syphilis, Hepatitis C, and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections with HIV Testing in a Community-Based HIV Prevention Program in Miami, Florida. LGBT Health. Jun 2014. (click to view pdf)
2013
Hartwell TD, Peguegnat W, Moore JL, Parker CB, Strader LC, Green AM, Quinn TC, Wasserheit JN, Klausner JD, NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial Group.The utility of a composite biological endpoint in HIV/STI prevention trials. Aids and Behavior. Nov 2013. (click to view pdf)
Klausner JD, Kerndt P. Cephalosporin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections. JAMA. 15 May 2013. (click to view pdf)
Clark J, Salvatierra J, Segura E, Salazar X, Konda K, Perez-Brumer A, Hall E, Klausner J, Caceres C, Coates T. Moderno love: sexual role-based identities and HIV/STI prevention among men who have sex with men in Lima, Peru. AIDS and Behavior. May 2013. (click to view pdf)
2012
Hess D, Wu A, Golparian D, Esmaili S, Pandori W, Sena E, Klausner JD, Barry P, Unemo M, Pandori M. Genome sequencing of a Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolate of a successful international clone with decreased susceptibility and resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. Nov 2012. (click to view pdf)
Buono S, Wu A, Hess DC, Carlson JS, Rauch L, Phillip SS, barry P, Bernstein K, Klausner JD, Pandori MW. Using the Neisseria gonorrhoeae multiantigen sequence-typing method to assess strain diversity and antibiotic resistance in San Francisco, California. Microbiology Drug Resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.). Oct 2012. (click to view pdf)
Pinsky L, Chiarilli DB, Klausner JD, Kull RM, O’Keefe R, Heffer C, Sewards SL Jr. Rates of asymptomatic nonurethral gonorrhea and chlamydia in a population of university men who have sex with men. Journal of American College Health: J of ACH. 2012. (click to view pdf)
Levy V, Blackmore CS, Klausner JD. Self-collection of specimens for nucleic acid-based diagnosis of pharyngeal, cervicovaginal, urethral, and rectal Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infections. Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.). 2012. (click to view pdf)
2011
Freeman AH, Bernstein KT, Kohn RP, phillip S, Rauch LM, Klausner JD. Evaluation of self-collected versus clinician-collected swabs for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae pharyngeal infection among men who have sex with men. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Nov 2011. (click to view pdf)
Klausner JD, Katz KA. Occupational health and the adult film industry: time for a happy ending. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Jul 2011. (click to view pdf)
Detels R, Green AM, Klausner JD, Katzenstein D, Gaydos C, Handsfield H, Pequegnat W, Mayer K, Hartwell TD, Quinn TC. The incidence and correlates of symptomatic and asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in selected populations in five countries. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Jun 2011. (click to view pdf)
2010
Stephens SC, Bernstein KT, Katz MH, Phillip SS, Klausner JD. The effectiveness of patient-delivered partner therapy and chlamydial and gonococcal reinfection in San Francisco. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Aug 2010. (click to view pdf)
Scott HM, Bernstein KT, Raymond HF, Kohn R, Klausner JD. Racial/ethnic and sexual behavior disparities in rates of sexually transmitted infections, San Francisco, 1999-2008. BMC Public Health. 6 Jun 2010. (click to view pdf)
Barry PM, Kent CK, Phillip SS, Klausner JD. Results of a program to test women for rectal chlamydia and gonorrhea. Obstetrics and Gynecology. Apr 2010. (click to view pdf)
Bernstein KT, Marcus JL, Nieri G, Phillip SS, Klausner JD. Rectal gonorrhea and chlamydia reinfection is associated with increased risk of HIV seroconversion. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999). 1 Apr 2010. (click to view pdf)
Marcus JL, Bernstein KT, Stephens SC, Snell A, Kohn RP, Liska S, Klausner JD. Sentinel surveillance of rectal chlamydia and gonorrhea among males in San Francisco, 2005-2008. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Jan 2010. (click to view pdf)