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Culture sites in the diagnosis of gonorrhea in women.
To test for the presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection, culture speciments were taken from the endocervical, urethral, and rectal sites in 556 women seen at the Alameda County Venereal Disease Clinic, Oakland, California, U.S.A. There was no significant difference between the number of new cases found with the rectal speciments alone (nine out of a total of 154 cases diagnosed) and those r...
متن کاملGonorrhea infection in women: prevalence, effects, screening, and management
Gonorrhea is a set of clinical conditions resulting from infection with the sexually-acquired bacterial pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Acquisition may involve multiple mucosal sites in the lower female genital tract, including the urethra, cervix, Bartholin's and Skene's glands, as well as the anorectal canal, pharynx, and conjunctivae. It may spread to the upper genital tract, uterine tubes, ...
متن کاملGrepafloxacin Versus Cefixime as Single-Dose Therapy for Uncomplicated Gonorrhea in Women
OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy and tolerance of single-dose grepafloxacin with cefixime for treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea in women. METHODS Women attending nine sexually-transmitted-disease clinics in the United States who had suspected uncomplicated gonorrhea were enrolled in an open study. Participants were randomized to receive single oral doses of grepafloxacin (400 mg) or cefix...
متن کاملGonorrhea and chlamydia infection among women visiting family planning clinics: racial variation in prevalence and predictors.
CONTEXT Black women are disproportionately infected with gonorrhea and chlamydia. Because of the potential impact of these infections on women's reproductive health, it is important to determine whether different factors are predictive of infection in women of different races. METHODS Data from 31,762 women aged 15-24 who were tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia at Missouri family planning cli...
متن کاملCulture of non-genital sites increases the detection of gonorrhea in women.
STUDY OBJECTIVES Although gonorrhea may infect the cervix, rectum, or pharynx of women, culturing non-cervical sites is rare outside of sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics. This study aims to compare rectal and pharyngeal gonorrhea prevalence in adolescent and adult women and to calculate the percentage of cases that would be missed with cervical culture alone. DESIGN Retrospective rev...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 1921
ISSN: 0002-9378
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(21)90524-6