There has been a true rise in Neisseria gonorrhoeae but not in Chlamydia trachomatis in men who have sex with men in Dublin, Ireland

A recent letter from Haidari et al 1 on Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) in men who have sex with men (MSM) in the UK suggests that recent increases are mainly related to increased use of NAATs with testing at extra-genital sites. In the greater Dublin area (population 1.6 million), surveillance data indicated a marked increase in cases of gonococcal infection (GC) from 2010 to 2012, crude incidence …