neisseria gonorrheae

Question 1

gram stain + morphology

Answer 1

gram - diplococci

Question 2

men are __ symptomatic more often than women

Answer 2

more

Question 3

signs and symptoms of gonorrhea in men

Answer 3

thick, purulent discharge from the penis
pain and burning during urination

Question 4

gonorrhea in women if symtomatic

Answer 4

cervicitis
* discharge from the vagina or intermenstrual bleeding

Question 5

bacteria in women may spread to the fallopian tubes causing

Answer 5

salpingitis (PID)

Question 6

pelvic inflammatory disease

Answer 6

ascending infection of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries and adjacent peritoneal lining
abominal pain and tenderness

Question 7

gonococcal opthalamia neonatorum

Answer 7

swealling and purulent discharge
infection occurs during childbirth
can progess rapidly to corneal damage

Question 8

diagnosis

Answer 8

gram-negative diplococci in gram stain asymptomatic cases identified by PCR

Question 9

treatment

Answer 9

combination antibiotic therapy