OBJECTIVES To describe the characteristics of adenovirus urethritis in men. METHOD Cases occurred over a 30 month period among men presenting with urethritis to Melbourne Sexual Health Clinic. All cases had a urethral Gram stain and underwent testing for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, herpes, and adenovirus. Cases were empirically treated with a macrolide or doxycycline. RESULTS Eight cases of aden...

Symptoms of urethritis in men typically include urethral discharge, penile itching or tingling, and dysuria. A diagnosis can be made if at least one of the following is present: discharge, a positive result on a leukocyte esterase test in first-void urine, or at least 10 white blood cells per high-power field in urine sediment. The primary pathogens associated with urethritis are Chlamydia trac...

on agar medium and have subsequently been referred to as T-strain mycoplasmas or T-mycoplasmas. Shepard (1956) noted that T-strain mycoplasmas were present in a high proportion of patients with non-gonococcal urethritis, and it was suggested that the organisms played a part in the aetiology of that disease. Because of the increasing prevalence of non-gonococcal urethritis, this hypothesis has s...

Urethritis in men has been categorized historically as gonococcal or nongonococcal (NGU). The major pathogens causing NGU are Chlamydia trachomatis and Ureaplasma urealyticum. Trichomonas vaginalis may be involved occasionally. In up to one-half of cases, an etiologic organism may not be identified. In this review we present recent advances in the diagnosis and management of NGU and discuss how...

Ureaplasma urealyticum organisms (ureaplasmas) were isolated in large numbers (up to 10(8) colour changing units (ccu)/ml) over a period of four years from the urethra of a man with hypogammaglobulinaemia and non-gonococcal urethritis. Elimination of Mycoplasma hominis by antibiotic treatment early in the course of the urethritis did not diminish the severity of his condition, which indicated t...

The spectacular success of penicillin in the treatment of acute gonococcal urethritis, the disappearance of dysuria in a matter of hours, the cessation of a profuse discharge in less than a day, the elimination of gonococci overnight, and the virtual absence of gonococcal relapse when a depot preparation is given in adequate dosage, has focused attention on one of the remaining problems in the ...

Reiter's syndrome consists of a non-specific urethritis, conjunctivitis, polyarthritis, and a number of less constant features (Reiter, 1916). The cause of the urethritis is unknown but it is commonly regarded by venereologists as an infective condition of venereal origin. Although a yearly average of more than 12,000 cases of non-specific urethritis have been reported to the Ministry of Health...

conclusions a substantial proportion of patients with urethritis sought help from other sources, rather than physicians. the results of our study show that the patients with higher levels of education were more likely to seek help from health care services. it is important to promote the public’s knowledge through informative studies and educational materials in order to encourage patients to s...