Increase in <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> infections after ending COVID-19 lockdown measures in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Various European countries noted increasing Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ng) positivity among cis-gender women and heterosexual men. We assessed changes over time in Ng among men who exclusively have sex with men (MSM), men who exclusively have sex with women (MSW), men who have sex with men and women (MSMW), women and transgender and gender diverse people (TGP).

Methods

We analysed data collected between 2018 and 2023 at the Centre for Sexual Health, Amsterdam. We modelled temporal changes in Ng positivity rates (ie, number of positive results per 100 tests) using relative risk regression with a covariate representing three time periods: pre-COVID-19 (1 January 2018-12 March 2020), during COVID-19 (13 March 2020-1 March 2022), and post-COVID-19 (2 March 2022-31 D

SUBMITTER: Teker B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12015053 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature