The last 60 years have witnessed the introduction of effective chemotherapy and, since then, the
gonococcus has demonstrated remarkable powers of adaptation.
Chlamydia
Gonococcus Male Female Male Female Both positive 116 39 25 6 BD false positive, Roche true negative 4 3 1 3 BD false negative, Roche true positive 6 2 0 0 BD inhibition, Roche negative 10 6 16 8 Roche false positive, BD true negative 10 7 7 6 Roche false negative, BD true positive 6 1 1 0 Roche inhibition, BD negative 1 10 1 13 Both negative 672 331 774 363 Total 825 399 825 399
Beta-lactamase producing, penicillin-resistant
gonococcus.
Nongonococcal urethritis, the most common sexually transmitted disease in men, is an inflammation of the urethra caused by anything but
Gonococcus bacteria.
Milford Medical Laboratory currently provides this accurate HPV genotyping along with no-false-positive Chlamydia and
gonococcus tests by direct DNA sequencing on a single liquid-based Pap specimen to serve gynecologists and their patients (www.
This is because most cases of gonorrhoea and chlamydia are asymptomatic in MSM and the rate of cephalosporin-resistant
gonococcus is higher than in heterosexual men and women.
2Q13: Present the ongoing Phase 2
gonococcus clinical study at ECCMID