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Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
1990 Case Definition
Clinical description
A sexually transmitted infection commonly manifested
by urethritis, cervicitis, or salpingitis. Infection may be asymptomatic.
Laboratory criteria for diagnosis
- Isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from
a clinical specimen, or
- Observation of gram-negative intracellular
diplococci in a urethral smear obtained from a man
Case classification
Probable: demonstration
of gram-negative intracellular diplococci in an endocervical
smear obtained from a woman, or a written (morbidity) report
of gonorrhea submitted by a physician
Confirmed: a case that is laboratory confirmed
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