Gonococcal Disease
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Basics
Description
- Second most frequently reported sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the U.S.:
- Estimated 820,000 new cases per year
- <50% reported
- Highest rates in 15–24-yr-old males and females, as well as African Americans
- Increasing incidence in men who have sex with men (MSM):
- Higher in HIV-positive individuals
- Humans only known host
- Concurrent infection with Chlamydia trachomatis is common
- Affects the urethra, rectum, cervical canal, pharynx, upper female genital tract, and conjunctiva
- Urethritis most common presentation in men
- Often asymptomatic in women
Etiology
Neisseria gonorrhoeae:- Gram-negative aerobic diplococci
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Basics
Description
- Second most frequently reported sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the U.S.:
- Estimated 820,000 new cases per year
- <50% reported
- Highest rates in 15–24-yr-old males and females, as well as African Americans
- Increasing incidence in men who have sex with men (MSM):
- Higher in HIV-positive individuals
- Humans only known host
- Concurrent infection with Chlamydia trachomatis is common
- Affects the urethra, rectum, cervical canal, pharynx, upper female genital tract, and conjunctiva
- Urethritis most common presentation in men
- Often asymptomatic in women
Etiology
Neisseria gonorrhoeae:- Gram-negative aerobic diplococci
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