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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Evidence of changing sexual behaviours and clinical attendance patterns, alongside increasing diagnoses of STIs in MSM and TPSM	43
Umbilical giant condyloma acuminatum	36
Epidemiological characteristics and antibiotic susceptibility ofNeisseria gonorrhoeaeisolates from Greece during 2009–2023	33
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	29
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	28
Investigating the impact of condomless vaginal intercourse and lubricant use on the vaginal metabolome: a pre-post observational study	26
Ocular presentation of primary syphilis in a man with HIV	25
Developing and validating a Bayesian clinical risk prediction model for three sexually transmitted infections in key populations from two Canadian provinces	23
A case of chronic bacterial prostatitis due toMycoplasma genitalium	23
How did COVID-19 measures impact sexual behaviour and access to HIV/STI services in Panama? Results from a national cross-sectional online survey	23
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	22
Characteristics associated with Lactobacillus iners-dominated vaginal microbiota	21
Case ofMycoplasma genitaliumpelvic inflammatory disease with perihepatitis	19
Perceived efficacy of HIV treatment-as-prevention among university students in Johannesburg, South Africa	19
Polyphenylene carboxymethylene (PPCM), the active component of the topical contraceptive Yaso-GEL, exhibits potent antimicrobial activity againstNeisseria gonorrhoeaein preclinical studies	17
Prevalence of chlamydia and gonorrhea in US Air Force male basic trainees	17
Mycoplasma genitaliumand antimicrobial resistance among the general female and male population in northern Spain	16
STRIKE-HBV: establishing an HBV screening programme in Kilifi, Kenya—challenges, successes and lessons learnt	15
Seroconversion in syphilis screening without positive confirmatory tests points at early infection	14
Hepatitis A and B vaccination in gbMSM in Ireland: findings from the European MSM Internet Survey 2017 (EMIS-2017)	13
Evaluation of current clinical guidelines for the management of sexually transmissible enteric infections using the AGREE II toolkit	13
Incident urogenital and anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis in women: the role of sexual exposure and autoinoculation: a multicentre observational study (FemCure)	13
Sexual transmission of infections across Europe: appraising the present, scoping the future	13
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	11

Returning home sampling kits for STI and HIV testing in people using a digital health HIV-PrEP pathway (PrEP-EmERGE)	11
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (HIV-PrEP) awareness in sexual health clinic attendees in Brighton, UK	11
Phagedenic chancres: a neglected diagnosis?	10
Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis may delay seroconversion in incident syphilis	10
Sexually transmitted infections diagnosed in individuals presenting for forensic and medical care following sexual assault	10
Validation of self-reported male circumcision status and genital ulcer disease among Ugandan men	9
Shigellais common in symptomatic and asymptomatic men who have sex with men visiting a sexual health clinic in Amsterdam	9
Increasing awareness of the risk of drug-induced intracranial hypertension in patients with acne requiring treatment for bacterial STI	9
Molecular characterisation and antibiotic susceptibility of meningococcal isolates from healthy men who have sex with men	9
Choice of antibiotics for prophylaxis of bacterial STIs among individuals currently self-sourcing	9
Recurrent pelvic pain in people who disclose domestic and sexual violence: a call for a trauma-informed approach	9
Prevalence of co-infection between high-risk human papillomavirus and common sexually transmitted infections in cervical specimens	9
COVID-19 impact on bacterial sexually transmitted infections in England between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2020	9
Prevalence of STIs and people’s satisfaction in a general population STI testing site in Bern, Switzerland	8
Characterising a syndemic among black women at risk for HIV: the role of sociostructural inequity and adverse childhood experiences	8
Retrospective testing for mpox virus in routine STI screens from men who have sex with men in England, August–October 2022	7
ChatGPT as a tool to improve access to knowledge on sexually transmitted infections	7
No widespread dissemination of Chlamydia trachomatis diagnostic-escape variants and the impact of Neisseria gonorrhoeae positivity on the Aptima Combo 2 assay	7
Predictors of starting and stopping chemsex in men who have sex with men in England: findings from the AURAH2 prospective study	7
Clinical and laboratory aspects of condylomata lata lesions of syphilis	7
The Centenary Series - STIs Through the Ages:From mercury to penicillin—a brief history of syphilis treatments	7
Research news in clinical context	7
Implementation preferences for the management of sexually transmitted infections in the South African health system: a discrete choice experiment	6
Estimated global and regional incidence and prevalence of herpes simplex virus infections and genital ulcer disease in 2020: mathematical modelling analyses	6
Failure of on-demand pre-exposure prophylaxis: the risk of HIV drug resistance	6
Characteristics and rates of infection by HIV in people receiving non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) against HIV	6
Characterisation of a syndemic of STI symptoms, substance use and violence among incarcerated Peruvian women	6
Demographics and incidence of anal squamous cell carcinoma in people living in high HIV prevalence geographical areas	6
Douching cessation and molecular bacterial vaginosis: a reanalysis of archived specimens	6
Vaginal microbiota in ethnically diverse young women who did or did not develop pelvic inflammatory disease: community-based prospective study	6
Probenecid in the treatment of neurosyphilis in men who have sex with men: a commentary	6
Effect of antenatalChlamydia trachomatisandNeisseria gonorrhoeaescreening on postdelivery prevalence and vertical transmission in Gaborone, Botswana: findings from an exploratory study	6
HIV testing in termination of pregnancy and colposcopy services: a scoping review	5
Correspondence on ‘Lymphogranuloma venereum mimicking squamous cell carcinoma’ by ’Sara Tormo-Mainar et al’	5
Recent changes in the reporting of STIs in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Understanding the duration of tongue kissing among female sex workers for potential oropharyngeal–oropharyngeal gonorrhoea transmission	5
Sexual practices and risk behaviours towards human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among Ecuadorian university students: a cross-sectional study	5
Congenital syphilis: contemporary update on an ancient disease	5
Mpox after vaccination: a case series	5
Experiences of initiating rapid antiretroviral therapy among people newly diagnosed with HIV in East London: a qualitative study	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
Research news in clinical context	5
What are we missing? Data from the Gonorrhoea Undetected Resistance Laboratory Study (GURLS)	5
Person-centred language and HIV research: a cross-sectional examination of stigmatising terminology in medical literature	5
The Centenary Series - STIs Through the Ages: A Medical and Social Journey:The 1910 syphilis experiment in Melbourne	5
PerformingTrichomonas vaginalisculture in research studies in low-resource settings	5
Greening up sexual health services	5
Methodological quality of systematic reviews of the local management of anogenital warts: a systematic review using AMSTAR II, ROBIS and PRISMA	5
Case of penile white sponge nevus repeatedly treated as genital wart	5
Egocentric sexual network analysis among gay and bisexual men who have sex with men with and without mpox infection	5

Self-start HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEPSE), to reduce time to first dose and increase efficacy	5
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)	5
COP27 climate change conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world	5
Early adopters of doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections in a real-world clinical setting	4
Safety of carrageenan-based gels as preventive microbicides: a narrative review	4
Sexual network characteristics and partnership types among men who have sex with men diagnosed with syphilis, gonorrhoea and/or chlamydia in Lima, Peru	4
Sexual behaviours and sexual health among middle-aged and older adults in Britain	4
Training obstetrician gynaecologists in HIV PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis): a 2-year experience	4
Syphilitic paronychia: a diagnostic challenge	4
Unusual presentation of disseminated gonococcal infection	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
Single case of lymphogranuloma venereum on the tongue	4
Condyloma acuminata in under-represented groups: an All of Us database analysis	4
High burden of human papillomavirus and premalignant cervical lesions among women starting HIV treatment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	4
Effect of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on chlamydia and gonorrhoea notifications and testing in Queensland, Australia: an interrupted time series analysis	4
STI self-testing: ensuring representation and outreach to teens and adolescents in expanded approaches	4
Epidemiology of syphilis among female sex workers and pregnant women during a period of increasing syphilis among women in Japan, 2019–2021	4
Patient delivered partner therapy for chlamydia infection is used by some general practitioners, but more support is needed to increase uptake: findings from a mixed-methods study	4
Research news in clinical context	4
Mpox vaccination in a patient on anti-IL-23 therapy was well tolerated and led to seroconversion	4
Missed opportunities for guidance on sexually transmitted infection services: a global review of national HIV PrEP guidance	4
Hospitalisations for pelvic inflammatory disease in young Aboriginal women living in remote Australia: the role of chlamydia and gonorrhoea	4
Sexually transmitted infections and sexual practices with non-work partners, among female sex workers attending a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, 2011-2020	4
Detection of hepatitis delta virus RNA in cervical swab and seminal plasma of chronic hepatitis delta patients	4
Oral ivermectin: a feasible alternative to topical therapy of genital scabies	4
Where to go to in chlamydia control? From infection control towards infectious disease control	4
Prophylactic use of antibiotics for sexually transmitted infections: awareness and use among HIV PrEP users in Belgium	4
What is the effectiveness of community-based health promotion campaigns on chlamydia screening uptake in young people and what barriers and facilitators have been identified? A mixed-methods systemati	4
Risk factors for HIV infection among men who have sex with men in the ANRS IPERGAY PrEP trial	4
Sexually transmitted infections and migration in Uganda: a population-based study	3
Increase inNeisseria gonorrhoeaeinfections after ending COVID-19 lockdown measures in Amsterdam, the Netherlands	3
Emerging risk of sexual transmission of Oropouche virus	3
Time to healthcare-seeking following the onset of STI-associated symptoms during two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne, Australia	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
Research news in clinical context	3
Syphilis and gonorrhoea among people with HIV during pandemic times: a report from Athens, Greece	3
Preferences for sexual health services among middle-aged and older adults in the UK: a discrete choice experiment	3
PrEP2U: a novel community partnership HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis clinic	3
Case ofHaemophilus influenzaeurethritis in a male patient	3
Timing of HPV vaccination as adjuvant treatment of CIN2+ recurrence in women undergoing surgical excision: a meta-analysis and meta-regression	3
Public health and clinical response to an mpox outbreak in Slovenia: case study, 2022–2023	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
Research news in clinical context	3
Research news in clinical context	3
InvasiveNeisseria meningitidissubtype C in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: a systematic review	3
Detection of markers predictive of macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium from patients attending sexual health services	3
What do young people want? (from a sexual health service)	3
Sexual health in the UK: the experience of racially minoritised communities and the need for stakeholder input	3
What do young people in high-income countries want from STI testing services? A systematic review	3
Effect of police enforcement and extreme social inequalities on violence and mental health among women who sell sex: findings from a cohort study in London, UK	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
Interesting case of syphilis with atypical vegetative lesions	3
Factors associated with bacterial sexually transmitted infections among people of South Asian ethnicity in England	3
Risk factors for placental human papillomavirus infection	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
Trends inChlamydia trachomatisIgG seroprevalence in the general population of the Netherlands over 20 years	3
Aetiological molecular identification of sexually transmitted infections that cause urethral discharge syndrome and genital ulcer disease in Brazilian men: a nationwide study	3