2021
Modeling the Cost-Effectiveness of Express Multisite Gonorrhea Screening Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States
Earnest R, Rönn MM, Bellerose M, Menon-Johansson AS, Berruti AA, Chesson HW, Gift TL, Hsu KK, Testa C, Zhu L, Malyuta Y, Menzies NA, Salomon JA. Modeling the Cost-Effectiveness of Express Multisite Gonorrhea Screening Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2021, 48: 805-812. PMID: 33993161, PMCID: PMC8505150, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChlamydia InfectionsCost-Benefit AnalysisGonorrheaHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningPrevalenceSexual and Gender MinoritiesUnited StatesConceptsGonococcal infectionAsymptomatic MSMAnatomic sitesUS MSMIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioMore anatomic sitesCost-effectiveness ratioExtragenital screeningGonorrhea ScreeningPhysical examinationSmall cost savingsAsymptomatic screeningProvider consultationRoutine screeningMore infectionsOnward transmissionVisit costsCumulative health effectsIntervention yearInfectionMSMHealth effectsDiagnostic costsCost-effective optionMen
2020
Population-level Benefits of Extragenital Gonorrhea Screening Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Exploratory Modeling Analysis.
Earnest R, Rönn M, Bellerose M, Gift T, Berruti A, Hsu K, Testa C, Zhu L, Malyuta Y, Menzies N, Salomon J. Population-level Benefits of Extragenital Gonorrhea Screening Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Exploratory Modeling Analysis. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2020, 47: 484-490. PMID: 32355108, PMCID: PMC7903327, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChlamydia InfectionsGonorrheaHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningNeisseria gonorrhoeaeRectumSexual and Gender MinoritiesConceptsExtragenital screeningMultisite infectionExtragenital sitesRectal screeningSite-specific prevalenceGonorrhea ScreeningPharyngeal sitesGonorrhea infectionExtragenital infectionsGonorrhea prevalencePopulation-level benefitsRectal sitesImproved screeningDisease controlInfectionPrevalenceIncidenceMenHigh rateSexScreeningRace groupsScreening levelsGonorrheaClinic
2019
The Potential Population-Level Impact of Different Gonorrhea Screening Strategies in Baltimore and San Francisco: An Exploratory Mathematical Modeling Analysis
Rönn M, Testa C, Tuite A, Chesson H, Gift T, Schumacher C, Williford S, Zhu L, Bellerose M, Earnest R, Malyuta Y, Hsu K, Salomon J, Menzies N. The Potential Population-Level Impact of Different Gonorrhea Screening Strategies in Baltimore and San Francisco: An Exploratory Mathematical Modeling Analysis. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2019, 47: 143-150. PMID: 31842089, PMCID: PMC7012354, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnnual screeningMost infectionsHigh-burden areasAdditional screening testFocused intervention strategiesCompartmental transmission modelRace/ethnicityPotential population-level impactCare cascadeBurden areasAcquisition riskScreen populationsScreening testPopulation-level impactInfectionSan FranciscoSurveillance dataPrevalence distributionScreening strategyInterventionIntervention strategiesSuch interventionsGonorrheaTime trendsMathematical modeling analysis