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

See also:

• 1996 Case Definition

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