Higher Sexually Transmissible Infection Test Yield Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Attending a Community-Based Testing Site Compared With a Clinical Service In Sydney, Australia

From January 2014 to December 2015, the overall yield of sexually transmitted infections testing among asymptomatic MSM was two-fold higher at a community-based versus clinic-based service. Compared with the clinic-based service, yield of chlamydia (9.0% vs 4.9%; P = 0.010), gonorrhea (6.5% vs 3.1%; P < 0.001), and infectious syphilis (0.9% vs 0.1%; P = 0.024) were all higher at the community-based service.