Unique Gonococcal Phenotype Associated with Asymptomatic Infection in Men and with Erroneous Diagnosis of Nongonococcal Urethritis

Unique gonococcal phenotype associated with asymptomatic infection in men and with erroneous diagnosis of nongonococcal urethritis.

The percentage of gonococcal isolates in King County, Washington, requiring citrulline and uracil (CU auxotype) increased from 1.6% in 1986 to 16.5% in 1997. Among men, urethral infection with the CU auxotype (n=93), in comparison with infection by other auxotypes (n=1211), was associated with coexisting chlamydial infection, younger age, heterosexual contact, and fewer new recent partners (P<....

Chlamydial infection of the cervix in contacts of men with nongonococcal urethritis.

An investigation of chlamydial infection in sexual contacts of patients with nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) was carried out to determine the clinical signs of infection in the cervix, and their response to chemotherapy, and the incidence of cervical infection in the presence of ectopy and oral contraception. In 202 consecutive female contacts of NGU the isolation rate of Chlamydia trachomatis w...

Treatment of acute gonococcal urethritis in men with simultaneous infection with Chlamydia trachomatis.

Each of 201 men with symptoms and signs of acute urethritis was randomly assigned to one of two treatment regimens: ampicillin (2g) plus probenecid (1g), or sulphamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMX-TMP) (sulphamethoxazole 1600 mg plus trimethoprim 320 mg) four tablets twice daily for two days. Before treatment Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated from 162 patients, while coexistent Chlamydia trachomat...

Nongonococcal urethritis associated with T strains of mycoplasma. MF12.524.009-80003.12.

The biological properties of T strains of mycoplasma, the development of methods for their isolation and cultivation, their detection in clinical exudates by means of the urease reaction, and their identification by laboratory methods are reviewed. The current status of T-strain mycoplasma-associated nongonococcal urethritis in the male is reviewed and discussed. Evidence in support of the infe...

Psychological pattern of patients with nongonococcal urethritis.