Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Gonorrhea is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a bacterium that can grow and multiply easily in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract, including the cervix (opening to the womb), uterus (womb), and fallopian tubes (egg canals) in women, and in the urethra (urine canal) in women and men. The bacterium can also grow in the mouth, throat, eyes, and anus.

Any sexually active person can be infected with gonorrhea. In the United States, the highest reported rates of infection are among sexually active teenagers, young adults, and African Americans.   ...more...

Facts       

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• Fact Sheet    (en español)
• Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria gonorrheae - CDC Fact Sheet.
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) - CDC Fact Sheet.    (en Español)
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Brochure

Statistics

• STD Surveillance 2006 - Gonorrhea
• Tables
• Trends in Reportable STDs 2006 - Gonorrhea
• 2006 Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Annual Report
• Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Reports - All Years

Treatment

• Availability of Cefixime 400 mg Tablets — United States, April 2008, MMWR April 25, 2008
• Dear Colleague Letter (9 April 2008)
• Updated recommended treatment regimens for gonococcal infections and associated conditions - United States, April 2007  (12 April 2007)
  • Update to CDC's Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006: Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended for Treatment of Gonococcal Infections - MMWR April 13, 2007
  • Dear Colleague Letter
• CDC 2006 Treatment Guidelines
  
  • Special Populations - Pregnant Women
  • Diseases Characterized by Urethritis and Cervicitis
    • Gonococcal Infection
• Increases in Gonorrhea --- Eight Western States, 2000--2005 - MMWR March 16, 2007
• Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) (December 2006)
• Notice to Readers: Discontinuation of Spectinomycin - MMWR April 7, 2006

Laboratory Information

• Laboratory Information - Definitions, testing, identification, characteristics, strain typing and resources.

Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea

• Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea - CDC topic page.
• Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP)

Other Resources

• Infertility and STDs

Archive

• STD Surveillance 2005 - Gonorrhea:
  • Trends in Reportable STDs 2005 - Gonorrhea
• Oral Alternatives to Cefixime for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Urogenital Infections - (updated 30 April 2004)

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