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Gonococcal Infections

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Bacterial Infections of Humans

Abstract

Despite currently effective means of diagnosis and treatment, gonorrhea remains a major public health problem throughout the world. In 1993, 439,673 cases of uncomplicated gonococcal infection were reported in the United States,(1) and an additional one to two unreported cases are believed to occur for each reported one. The complications of infection exact the greatest toll in terms of suffering and economic cost. Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a major cause of pelvic inflammatory disease, as well as associated infertility and ectopic pregnancies. Furthermore, gonorrhea may facilitate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission in some settings.

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De Maio, J., Zenilman, J. (1998). Gonococcal Infections. In: Evans, A.S., Brachman, P.S. (eds) Bacterial Infections of Humans. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5327-4_16

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