Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 1

What type of pathogen is Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

Answer 1

Gram negative coccus

Question 2

Where does Neisseria gonorrhoeae reside?

Answer 2

Urogenital system of humans

Question 3

What is the most common disease/infection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

Answer 3

Gonorrhea
Men/women: urethritis
Women: cervicitis
Newborns: conjunctivitis

Question 4

What is the portal of entry of Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

Answer 4

Direct contact with fluids/mucous membrane of urethra, vagina

Question 5

What is the pathogenesis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

Answer 5

LOS (version of LPS) OM release with LOS distract immune response

Question 6

Can Neisseria gonorrhoeae be treated with antibiotics?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

Is Neisseria gonorrhoeae a bad pathogen?

Answer 7

Can invade further up the reproductive tracts in males and females
Humans don’t create antibodies to Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Recurrent infection