Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Case Detection Increased When Testing Increased in a Multisite US HIV Cohort, 2004–2014

Abstract

Objectives Annual screening for gonorrhea (NG) and chlamydia (CT) is recommended for all sexually-active persons living with HIV (PLWH) but is poorly implemented. Studies demonstrating no increases in NG and/or CT (NG/CT) case detection in clinics that successfully expanded NG/CT screening raise questions about this broad screening approach. We evaluated NG/CT case detection in the HIV Research Network during 2004–2014, a period of expanding testing. Methods We analyzed linear time trends in annual testing (patients tested divided by all patients in care), test positivity (patients positive divided by all tested), and case detection (the number of patients with a positive result divided by all patients in care) using multivariate repeated measures logistic regression. We determined trends overall and stratified by men who have sex with men (MSM), men who have sex exclusively with women (MSW), and women. Results Among 15,614 patients (50% MSM, 26% MSW, 24% women), annual NG/CT testing increased from 22% in 2004 to 60% in 2014 (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] per year 1.22 [1.21, 1.22]). Despite the increase in testing, test positivity also increased (AOR per year 1.10 [1.07, 1.12]), and overall case detection increased from 0.8% in 2004 to 3.9% in 2014 (AOR per year 1.20 [1.17, 1.22]). Case detection was highest among MSM but increased over time among all three groups. Conclusions NG/CT case detection increased as testing expanded in the population. This supports a broad approach to NG/CT screening among PLWH in order to decrease transmission and complications of NG/CT and of HIV.

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