Observations on the Culture Diagnosis of Gonorrhea in Women

Specimens were cultured from women suspected of having venereal disease to determine at which anatomical site or sites Neisseria gonorrhoeae can be most commonly found. Of the four sites examined (cervix, urethra, vagina, and rectum), the cervical site was the single site most often infected. When t...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 210; no. 2; pp. 312 - 314
Main Authors:	Schmale, John D, Martin, John E, Domescik, Gerald
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Medical Association 13-10-1969
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Cervix Uteri - microbiology Female Gonorrhea - diagnosis Gonorrhea - microbiology Humans Male Middle Aged Neisseria gonorrhoeae - isolation & purification Rectum - microbiology Urethra - microbiology Vagina - microbiology
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Summary:	Specimens were cultured from women suspected of having venereal disease to determine at which anatomical site or sites Neisseria gonorrhoeae can be most commonly found. Of the four sites examined (cervix, urethra, vagina, and rectum), the cervical site was the single site most often infected. When the results of two sites were combined, the cervical and rectal cultures gave the greatest frequency of detection. Nevertheless, it is felt that 6% to 8% of females with gonorrhea will have negative cultures from all four sites at any one visit.
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ISSN:	0098-7484 1538-3598
DOI:	10.1001/jama.1969.03160280052010