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Mechanisms, management and prevention of anorectal sexually transmitted infections.
Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · · Review
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Anorectal bacterial sexually transmitted infections—predominantly chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and syphilis—are a rising global health challenge despite widespread testing availability.
- Why it matters: Incidence is increasing and many anorectal infections are asymptomatic, especially among men who have sex with men, where they often exceed urogenital prevalence.
- What they did: This Review synthesizes epidemiology and burden, pathogenic mechanisms, and advances in diagnosis, screening, and prevention, including molecular diagnostics and doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis.
- The result: Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis substantially reduces chlamydia and syphilis incidence, while AI-enabled prevention is promising but implementation in diverse clinical settings remains limited.
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