Gonorrhea.pptVIP

GC :Overiew: 1 Gonorrhea California STD/HIV Prevention Training CenterSTD Clinical Series Neisseria gonorrhoeae Second most common bacterial STD Estimated 1 million US cases per year Incidence highest among adolescents and young adults Causes a range of clinical syndromes Many infections are asymptomatic History of GC Neisseria gonorrhoeae described by Albert Neisser in 1879 Observed in smears of purulent exudates of urethritis, cervicitis, opthalmia neonatorum Thayer Martin medium enhanced isolation of gonococcus in 1960 AKA “The Clap” Risk Factors for GC Infection Urban and low SES popu