Sampling time for self-taking an oropharyngeal swab for gonorrhoea and chlamydia testing

Eric P.F. Chow; Christopher K. Fairley; Kate Maddaford; Tina Schmidt; Andrew Buchanan; Warittha Tieosapjaroen; Gerald Tataro; Tiffany R. Phillips

doi:10.1071/SH22034

Sampling time for self-taking an oropharyngeal swab for gonorrhoea and chlamydia testing

Eric P.F. Chow
, Christopher K. Fairley
, Kate Maddaford
, Tina Schmidt
, Andrew Buchanan
, Warittha Tieosapjaroen
, Gerald Tataro
, Tiffany R. Phillips

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Abstract

Self-taking oropharyngeal swabs for sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhoea and chlamydia has become more common during the COVID-19 pandemic to minimise the risk to healthcare workers. However, there have been no standardised guidelines on sampling time for taking an oropharyngeal swab for gonorrhoea and chlamydia testing. We recruited 215 participants at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Australia, between November 2021 and January 2022. We asked participants to report the time they spent on self-taking the oropharyngeal swab. The median self-taking sampling time was 8 s (IQR = 5-12), and the time did not differ between oropharyngeal gonorrhoea positivity (P = 0.570) and oropharyngeal chlamydia positivity (P = 0.457).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	148-150
Number of pages	3
Journal	Sexual Health
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/SH22034
Publication status	Published - 2022

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
pharyngeal
screening
self-collected
sexually transmitted diseases
sexually transmitted infection
throat

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Sampling time for self-taking an oropharyngeal swab for gonorrhoea and chlamydia testing

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A multidisciplinary approach to understanding the transmission dynamics and the control of sexually transmitted infections

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Sampling time for self-taking an oropharyngeal swab for gonorrhoea and chlamydia testing

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A multidisciplinary approach to understanding the transmission dynamics and the control of sexually transmitted infections

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