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Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
1996 Case Definition
CSTE Position Statement Number: 09-ID-35
Clinical description
A sexually transmitted infection commonly manifested
by urethritis, cervicitis, or salpingitis. Infection may be asymptomatic.
Laboratory criteria for diagnosis
- Isolation of typical gram-negative, oxidase-positive
diplococci (presumptive Neisseria gonorrhoeae) from
a clinical specimen, or
- Demonstration of N. gonorrhoeae in
a clinical specimen by detection of antigen or nucleic acid,
or
- Observation of gram-negative intracellular
diplococci in a urethral smear obtained from a male
Case classification
Probable:
- Demonstration of gram-negative intracellular diplococci in an endocervical smear obtained from a female or
- A written morbidity report of gonorrhea submitted by a physician
Confirmed: a case that is laboratory confirmed
Comment
The 1996 case definition appearing on this page was re-published in the 2009 CSTE position statement 09-ID-35. Thus, the 1996 and 2010 versions of the case definition are identical.
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