Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea
Laboratory Information

• Culture Handling Procedure
• Instructions for Submitting Specimens to CDC Gonorrhea Laboratory for Confirmation Testing and/or Testing of Clinical Treatment Failures
• Testing
  • Disk Diffusion
    • B88 document - Neisseria gonorrhoeae reference strains for antimicrobial susceptibility testing
      
      

      The following corrections to this document should be noted (see pg. 6, Recommended Testing and Confirmatory Testing

      In the United States, reports of apparent failures of infections to respond to treatment with CDC recommended therapies should be reported to Robert D. Kirkcaldy, MD, MPH (gispinfo@cdc.gov; 404-639-8659). Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Mailstop E02, Atlanta, GA 30333.

      In the United States, it is also recommended that isolates from certain infections be submitted to the Neisseria Reference Laboratory at CDC for confirmation; these infections comprise those that fail to respond to CDC-recommended therapy and isolates determined to exhibit intermediate resistance or resistance (see pg. 6, Recommended Testing and Confirmatory Testing, for a complete list): John Papp, Ph.D. JPapp@cdc.gov; 404-639-3785), Neisseria Reference Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Mailstop A12, Atlanta, GA 30333.

  • Agar Dilution
• Interpretive Criteria
• Gonorrhea Laboratory Information - Definitions, testing, identification, characteristics, strain typing and resources.