Takahashi Satoshi, Takeyama Koh, Miyamoto Shintaro, Ichihara Kohji, Maeda Toshihiro, Kunishima Yasuharu, Matsukawa Masanori, Tsukamoto Taiji
Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S.1, W.16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan.
J Infect Chemother. 2005 Dec;11(6):270-3. doi: 10.1007/s10156-005-0411-1.
The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence rates of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections (STI) in young men in Sapporo, Japan. A survey of 204 healthy male volunteers was conducted. First-voided urine specimens were used for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae with polymerase chain reaction assay, and cotton swab wiping of the external genitalia was used for detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) with the Hybrid Capture method. The incidence rates were 3.4% for C. trachomatis and 5.9% for HPV. No N. gonorrhoeae was detected. In sexually active men who had regular sexual intercourse, the detection rate of C. trachomatis was 4.7% and that of HPV was 8.0%. Our study showed that the incidence rates of asymptomatic STIs were not negligible, and that we should provide screening programs for young men with a high risk for such unrecognized infections and study their natural histories.
本研究旨在估算日本札幌市年轻男性无症状性传播感染（STI）的发病率。对204名健康男性志愿者进行了一项调查。首次排尿的尿液标本用于通过聚合酶链反应检测沙眼衣原体和淋病奈瑟菌，而用棉拭子擦拭外生殖器用于通过杂交捕获法检测人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）。沙眼衣原体的发病率为3.4%，HPV的发病率为5.9%。未检测到淋病奈瑟菌。在有规律性行为的性活跃男性中，沙眼衣原体的检出率为4.7%，HPV的检出率为8.0%。我们的研究表明，无症状性传播感染的发病率不可忽视，我们应为这类未被识别感染风险高的年轻男性提供筛查项目，并研究其自然病史。
