Dr Paddy Horner

Research summary

Patrick has and continues to collaborate widely with colleagues from the University of Bristol, Imperial College London, University College London, Public Health England, Europe, Australia and the United States of America. His main research interests are 1) the natural history, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of chlamydia and 2) the aetiology, diagnosis and management of non-gonococcal urethritis. As an academic clinician his focus has been in applying evidence based medicine and new technologies in order to improve patient care and in discontinuing the use of azithromycin 1 g to treat non-gonococcal urethritis and Mycoplasma genitalium. He has a particular specialist interest ...

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Recent publications

• Nicholls, JE, Turner, KME, North, P, Ferguson, R, May, MT, Gough, K, Macleod, J, Muir, P & Horner, PJ, 2018, ‘Cross-sectional study to evaluate Trichomonas vaginalis positivity in women tested for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis, attending genitourinary medicine and primary care clinics in Bristol, South West England’. Sexually Transmitted Infections, vol 94., pp. 93-99
• Ison, CA, Fifer, H, Gwynn, S, Horner, P, Muir, P, Nicholls, J, Radcliffe, K, Ross, J, Taylor-Robinson, D & White, J, 2018, ‘Highlighting the clinical need for diagnosing Mycoplasma genitalium infection’. International Journal of STD and AIDS.

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