OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Sexually Transmitted Infections is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Ocular presentation of primary syphilis in a man with HIV	40
Understanding experiences of potential harm among MSM (cis and trans) using HIV self-testing in the SELPHI randomised controlled trial in England and Wales: a mixed-methods study	38
Epidemiological characteristics and antibiotic susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates from Greece during 2009–2023	38
Developing and validating a Bayesian clinical risk prediction model for three sexually transmitted infections in key populations from two Canadian provinces	33
Investigating the impact of condomless vaginal intercourse and lubricant use on the vaginal metabolome: a pre-post observational study	31
Hepatitis C virus infection is uncommon at baseline and during follow-up among individuals using PrEP in the Dutch national PrEP programme between 2019 and 2022	31
Factors associated with the presence of stigma towards people living with HIV among healthcare workers in Poland	31
A case of chronic bacterial prostatitis due toMycoplasma genitalium	29
Polyphenylene carboxymethylene (PPCM), the active component of the topical contraceptive Yaso-GEL, exhibits potent antimicrobial activity againstNeisseria gonorrhoeaein preclinical studies	27
Regression-based risk scores using sociodemographic and sexual behaviour data do not predict asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections among HIV PrEP users	25
Qualitative exploration of the barriers and facilitators to community pharmacy PrEP delivery for UK pharmacists and underserved community members using the COM-B model of behaviour change	24
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1	22
Effectiveness of the national HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programme among female sex workers in Rwanda: a retrospective cohort study	21
Seroconversion in syphilis screening without positive confirmatory tests points at early infection	19
Prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhea in US Air Force male basic trainees	18
STRIKE-HBV: establishing an HBV screening programme in Kilifi, Kenya—challenges, successes and lessons learnt	17
Preferences for pre-exposure prophylaxis service package among men who have sex with men in Australia: a discrete choice experiment	15
Incident urogenital and anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis in women: the role of sexual exposure and autoinoculation: a multicentre observational study (FemCure)	15
Hepatitis A and B vaccination in gbMSM in Ireland: findings from the European MSM Internet Survey 2017 (EMIS-2017)	14
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (HIV-PrEP) awareness in sexual health clinic attendees in Brighton, UK	14
Mycoplasma genitalium and antimicrobial resistance among the general female and male population in northern Spain	14
Returning home sampling kits for STI and HIV testing in people using a digital health HIV-PrEP pathway (PrEP-EmERGE)	13
Sexually transmitted infections diagnosed in individuals presenting for forensic and medical care following sexual assault	12
Sexual transmission of infections across Europe: appraising the present, scoping the future	12
Non-B subtypes account for a large proportion of clustered primary HIV-1 infections in Italy	12

Anorectal Mpox in men who have sex with men associated with sexually transmitted co-infections: a case series	12
‘It’s less traumatic because you’re in your own home’: exploring trauma-informed care for digital sexual health services – a secondary qualitative data analysis	12
Phagedenic chancres: a neglected diagnosis?	11
Increasing awareness of the risk of drug-induced intracranial hypertension in patients with acne requiring treatment for bacterial STI	11
Predictors of starting and stopping chemsex in men who have sex with men in England: findings from the AURAH2 prospective study	11
Validation of self-reported male circumcision status and genital ulcer disease among Ugandan men	11
Evaluation of current clinical guidelines for the management of sexually transmissible enteric infections using the AGREE II toolkit	11
Recurrent pelvic pain in people who disclose domestic and sexual violence: a call for a trauma-informed approach	11
Prevalence of STIs and people’s satisfaction in a general population STI testing site in Bern, Switzerland	10
Characterising a syndemic among black women at risk for HIV: the role of sociostructural inequity and adverse childhood experiences	10
The Centenary Series - STIs Through the Ages:From mercury to penicillin—a brief history of syphilis treatments	10
ChatGPT as a tool to improve access to knowledge on sexually transmitted infections	9
Shigellais common in symptomatic and asymptomatic men who have sex with men visiting a sexual health clinic in Amsterdam	9
Prevalence of co-infection between high-risk human papillomavirus and common sexually transmitted infections in cervical specimens	9
Single versus three doses of benzathine penicillin G for early syphilis in pregnancy: no added benefit in serological response or neonatal outcomes	9
Choice of antibiotics for prophylaxis of bacterial STIs among individuals currently self-sourcing	9
Retrospective testing for mpox virus in routine STI screens from men who have sex with men in England, August–October 2022	9
Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis may delay seroconversion in incident syphilis	9
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and sexually transmissible enteric infections in men who have sex with men: PPI-stewardship	9
Vaginal microbiota in ethnically diverse young women who did or did not develop pelvic inflammatory disease: community-based prospective study	8
Could tolerance explain an individual’s eight episodes of gonococcal treatment failure with ceftriaxone? A case report	8
Estimated global and regional incidence and prevalence of herpes simplex virus infections and genital ulcer disease in 2020: mathematical modelling analyses	8
Douching cessation and molecular bacterial vaginosis: a reanalysis of archived specimens	8
Characteristics and rates of infection by HIV in people receiving non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) against HIV	8
Implementation preferences for the management of sexually transmitted infections in the South African health system: a discrete choice experiment	8
Clinical and laboratory aspects of condylomata lata lesions of syphilis	8
Characterisation of a syndemic of STI symptoms, substance use and violence among incarcerated Peruvian women	8
Failure of on-demand pre-exposure prophylaxis: the risk of HIV drug resistance	7
PerformingTrichomonas vaginalisculture in research studies in low-resource settings	7
Effect of antenatalChlamydia trachomatisandNeisseria gonorrhoeaescreening on postdelivery prevalence and vertical transmission in Gaborone, Botswana: findings from an exploratory study	7
Self-sampling with oral rinse to detect oropharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae among men who have sex with men: results from an exploratory study in Belgium (the SSONG Study)	7
Experiences of initiating rapid antiretroviral therapy among people newly diagnosed with HIV in East London: a qualitative study	7
The Centenary Series - STIs Through the Ages: A Medical and Social Journey:The 1910 syphilis experiment in Melbourne	7
Demographics and incidence of anal squamous cell carcinoma in people living in high HIV prevalence geographical areas	7
Congenital syphilis: contemporary update on an ancient disease	7
Greening up sexual health services	7
Understanding the duration of tongue kissing among female sex workers for potential oropharyngeal–oropharyngeal gonorrhoea transmission	6
Person-centred language and HIV research: a cross-sectional examination of stigmatising terminology in medical literature	6
Methodological quality of systematic reviews of the local management of anogenital warts: a systematic review using AMSTAR II, ROBIS and PRISMA	6
Mpox after vaccination: a case series	6
Correspondence on ‘Lymphogranuloma venereum mimicking squamous cell carcinoma’ by ’Sara Tormo-Mainar et al’	6
Case of penile white sponge nevus repeatedly treated as genital wart	6
COP27 climate change conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world	6
Research news in clinical context	6
STI self-testing: ensuring representation and outreach to teens and adolescents in expanded approaches	5
Missed opportunities for anal cancer (AC) screening in women living with HIV: results from a survey across the European region	5
Egocentric sexual network analysis among gay and bisexual men who have sex with men with and without mpox infection	5
Sexual practices and risk behaviours towards human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among Ecuadorian university students: a cross-sectional study	5
Uncertain pathogenicity of Pasteurella bettyae in genital and extra-genital sites: insights from a French series of 25 cases	5
Condyloma acuminata in under-represented groups: an All of Us database analysis	5

Recent changes in the reporting of STIs in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect access to condoms, chlamydia and HIV testing, and cervical cancer screening at a population level in Britain? (Natsal-COVID)	5
Unusual presentation of disseminated gonococcal infection	5
Sexually transmitted infections and sexual practices with non-work partners, among female sex workers attending a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, 2011-2020	5
Sexual network characteristics and partnership types among men who have sex with men diagnosed with syphilis, gonorrhoea and/or chlamydia in Lima, Peru	5
Early adopters of doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections in a real-world clinical setting	5
What are we missing? Data from the Gonorrhoea Undetected Resistance Laboratory Study (GURLS)	5
Self-start HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEPSE), to reduce time to first dose and increase efficacy	5
Estimating the number of people who could benefit from HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in England and the unmet need	5
High burden of human papillomavirus and premalignant cervical lesions among women starting HIV treatment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	5
Oral ivermectin: a feasible alternative to topical therapy of genital scabies	5
Training obstetrician gynaecologists in HIV PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis): a 2-year experience	5
Single case of lymphogranuloma venereum on the tongue	4
Sexual behaviours and sexual health among middle-aged and older adults in Britain	4
Safety of carrageenan-based gels as preventive microbicides: a narrative review	4
Effect of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on chlamydia and gonorrhoea notifications and testing in Queensland, Australia: an interrupted time series analysis	4
Concurrent partner treatment to improve BV cure	4
PrEP2U: a novel community partnership HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis clinic	4
Sexual health in the UK: the experience of racially minoritised communities and the need for stakeholder input	4
Complex role of digital health literacy in awareness and use of digital sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections testing: a structural equation modelling analysis of the 2022 GetCheckedOnline s	4
Mpox vaccination in a patient on anti-IL-23 therapy was well tolerated and led to seroconversion	4
Introducing the first UK national guideline for the use of doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) for the prevention of syphilis	4
Epidemiology of syphilis among female sex workers and pregnant women during a period of increasing syphilis among women in Japan, 2019–2021	4
Hospitalisations for pelvic inflammatory disease in young Aboriginal women living in remote Australia: the role of chlamydia and gonorrhoea	4
Distribution of HIV self-tests by men who have sex with men attending a French sexual health centre: results of the OTO study	4
What do young people want? (from a sexual health service)	4
Preferences for sexual health services among middle-aged and older adults in the UK: a discrete choice experiment	4
The Centenary Series - STIs Through the Ages: ‘The Sins of the Fathers are Visited upon the Children’: the history of congenital syphilis	4
Missed opportunities for guidance on sexually transmitted infection services: a global review of national HIV PrEP guidance	4
Prophylactic use of antibiotics for sexually transmitted infections: awareness and use among HIV PrEP users in Belgium	4
Digital health HIV-PrEP pathway users value a blended in-person / virtual model of care: a user evaluation of the PrEP EmERGE pathway	4
Detection of hepatitis delta virus RNA in cervical swab and seminal plasma of chronic hepatitis delta patients	4
The Centenary Series - STIs Through the Ages: The dawn of the syphilis pandemic in the Old World: history and geography of syphilis in the early sixteenth century	4
Research news in clinical context	4
Trends inChlamydia trachomatisIgG seroprevalence in the general population of the Netherlands over 20 years	3
Risk factors for curable sexually transmitted infections among youth: findings from the STICH population survey in Zimbabwe	3
Expanding the pipeline for multipurpose prevention technologies: compounds with potential activity to prevent or treat HIV and other STIs	3
InvasiveNeisseria meningitidissubtype C in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: a systematic review	3
TESTATE STI project: an online chlamydia and gonorrhoea self-sampling strategy for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men and trans people in Catalonia (Spain)	3
Risk factors for placental human papillomavirus infection	3
Research news in clinical context	3
Aetiological molecular identification of sexually transmitted infections that cause urethral discharge syndrome and genital ulcer disease in Brazilian men: a nationwide study	3
Public health and clinical response to an mpox outbreak in Slovenia: case study, 2022–2023	3
High-grade and low-grade HPV-induced urethral lesions treated by CO₂laser under colposcopy	3
In conversation with Dr Paddy Horner	3
Timing of HPV vaccination as adjuvant treatment of CIN2+ recurrence in women undergoing surgical excision: a meta-analysis and meta-regression	3
Performance of the first commercial dual resistance assay, AmpliSens Mycoplasma genitalium-ML/FQ-Resist-FL, for detection of potential macrolide and quinolone resistance-associated mutations an	3
Factors associated with bacterial sexually transmitted infections among people of South Asian ethnicity in England	3
Emerging risk of sexual transmission of Oropouche virus	3
Sexually transmitted infections and migration in Uganda: a population-based study	3
Research news in clinical context	3
Sexual and reproductive health in Britain during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional population survey (Natsal-COVID-Wave 2) and national surveillance data	3
Willingness to participate in a long-acting injectable cabotegravir HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis study among men who have sex with men in the French ANRS-PREVENIR cohort	3
PriorNeisseria meningitidis(Nm) proctitis does not preventNeisseria gonorrhoeae(Ng) proctitis among men who have sex with men (MSM)	3
Lefamulin forMycoplasma genitaliumtreatment failure in Australia and the USA: a case series and pilot open-label parallel arm randomised trial	3
Increase inNeisseria gonorrhoeaeinfections after ending COVID-19 lockdown measures in Amsterdam, the Netherlands	3
Do men who have sex with men recognise syphilis symptoms? A syphilis awareness campaign in Amsterdam, the Netherlands	3
Pilot study to explore the characteristics of Chagossian people living with HIV in Crawley, UK	3
Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and associated risk factors among female sex workers in Guinea-Bissau	3
Case ofHaemophilus influenzaeurethritis in a male patient	3
Interesting case of syphilis with atypical vegetative lesions	3
Predictors of receiving a doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP) prescription for the prevention of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in a community-based clinic: a case–contro	3