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Gonococcal Infection of Genitourinary Tract

MedGen UID:
208895
•Concept ID:
C0854337
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A genitourinary infection that is caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGonococcal Infection of Genitourinary Tract

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Common Bacterial and Viral Infections: Review of Management in the Pregnant Patient.
Rac H, Gould AP, Eiland LS, Griffin B, McLaughlin M, Stover KR, Bland CM, Bookstaver PB
Ann Pharmacother 2019 Jun;53(6):639-651. Epub 2018 Dec 17 doi: 10.1177/1060028018817935. PMID: 30556401
Advances in the diagnosis and management of chancroid.
D'Costa LJ, Bowmer I, Nsanze H, Dylewski J, Fransen L, Plummer FA, Piot P, Ronald AR
Sex Transm Dis 1986 Jul-Sep;13(3 Suppl):189-91. doi: 10.1097/00007435-198607000-00019. PMID: 3532370
Treatment of epididymitis.
Davis JE
Mod Treat 1970 Sep;7(5):1036-43. PMID: 4933350

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Etiology and Diagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Looking Beyond Gonorrhea and Chlamydia.
Mitchell CM, Anyalechi GE, Cohen CR, Haggerty CL, Manhart LE, Hillier SL
J Infect Dis 2021 Aug 16;224(12 Suppl 2):S29-S35. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab067. PMID: 34396407Free PMC Article
Bacterial vaginosis-A brief synopsis of the literature.
Coudray MS, Madhivanan P
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020 Feb;245:143-148. Epub 2019 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.12.035. PMID: 31901667Free PMC Article
Infections During Pregnancy.
Leeper C, Lutzkanin A 3rd
Prim Care 2018 Sep;45(3):567-586. Epub 2018 Jul 9 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2018.05.013. PMID: 30115342
The diagnosis of chronic endometritis in infertile asymptomatic women: a comparative study of histology, microbial cultures, hysteroscopy, and molecular microbiology.
Moreno I, Cicinelli E, Garcia-Grau I, Gonzalez-Monfort M, Bau D, Vilella F, De Ziegler D, Resta L, Valbuena D, Simon C
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018 Jun;218(6):602.e1-602.e16. Epub 2018 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.02.012. PMID: 29477653
Gonococcal arthritis.
Bardin T
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2003 Apr;17(2):201-8. doi: 10.1016/s1521-6942(02)00125-0. PMID: 12787521

Diagnosis

Etiology and Diagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Looking Beyond Gonorrhea and Chlamydia.
Mitchell CM, Anyalechi GE, Cohen CR, Haggerty CL, Manhart LE, Hillier SL
J Infect Dis 2021 Aug 16;224(12 Suppl 2):S29-S35. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab067. PMID: 34396407Free PMC Article
Infections During Pregnancy.
Leeper C, Lutzkanin A 3rd
Prim Care 2018 Sep;45(3):567-586. Epub 2018 Jul 9 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2018.05.013. PMID: 30115342
Cutaneous gonococcal infections.
Ghosn SH, Kibbi AG
Clin Dermatol 2004 Nov-Dec;22(6):476-80. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.07.001. PMID: 15596318
Gonococcal arthritis.
Bardin T
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2003 Apr;17(2):201-8. doi: 10.1016/s1521-6942(02)00125-0. PMID: 12787521
Urethral stricture.
Bewes PC
Trop Doct 1973 Apr;3(2):77-81. doi: 10.1177/004947557300300208. PMID: 4691433

Therapy

The vaginal microbiota and its association with human papillomavirus, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Mycoplasma genitalium infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tamarelle J, Thiébaut ACM, de Barbeyrac B, Bébéar C, Ravel J, Delarocque-Astagneau E
Clin Microbiol Infect 2019 Jan;25(1):35-47. Epub 2018 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.04.019. PMID: 29729331Free PMC Article
Gonococcal arthritis.
Bardin T
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2003 Apr;17(2):201-8. doi: 10.1016/s1521-6942(02)00125-0. PMID: 12787521
Fleroxacin overview.
Naber KG
Chemotherapy 1996 Mar;42 Suppl 1:1-9. doi: 10.1159/000239485. PMID: 8861529
Ofloxacin.
Tunkel AR, Scheld WM
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1991 Sep;12(9):549-57. doi: 10.1086/646408. PMID: 1940278
Doxycycline.
Cunha BA, Sibley CM, Ristuccia AM
Ther Drug Monit 1982;4(2):115-35. doi: 10.1097/00007691-198206000-00001. PMID: 7048645

Prognosis

Bacterial vaginosis-A brief synopsis of the literature.
Coudray MS, Madhivanan P
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2020 Feb;245:143-148. Epub 2019 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.12.035. PMID: 31901667Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and the Host Defense in Ascending Infections of Human Fallopian Tube.
Lenz JD, Dillard JP
Front Immunol 2018;9:2710. Epub 2018 Nov 21 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02710. PMID: 30524442Free PMC Article
The diagnosis of chronic endometritis in infertile asymptomatic women: a comparative study of histology, microbial cultures, hysteroscopy, and molecular microbiology.
Moreno I, Cicinelli E, Garcia-Grau I, Gonzalez-Monfort M, Bau D, Vilella F, De Ziegler D, Resta L, Valbuena D, Simon C
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018 Jun;218(6):602.e1-602.e16. Epub 2018 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.02.012. PMID: 29477653
Infectious arthritis.
Smith JW
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1990 Sep;4(3):523-38. PMID: 2212604
Periurethral abscess.
Walther MM, Mann BB, Finnerty DP
J Urol 1987 Nov;138(5):1167-70. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)43538-5. PMID: 3669161

Clinical prediction guides

Gonococcal Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Placing Mechanistic Insights Into the Context of Clinical and Epidemiological Observations.
Xu SX, Gray-Owen SD
J Infect Dis 2021 Aug 16;224(12 Suppl 2):S56-S63. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab227. PMID: 34396410Free PMC Article
The vaginal microbiota and its association with human papillomavirus, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Mycoplasma genitalium infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tamarelle J, Thiébaut ACM, de Barbeyrac B, Bébéar C, Ravel J, Delarocque-Astagneau E
Clin Microbiol Infect 2019 Jan;25(1):35-47. Epub 2018 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.04.019. PMID: 29729331Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and the Host Defense in Ascending Infections of Human Fallopian Tube.
Lenz JD, Dillard JP
Front Immunol 2018;9:2710. Epub 2018 Nov 21 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02710. PMID: 30524442Free PMC Article
The diagnosis of chronic endometritis in infertile asymptomatic women: a comparative study of histology, microbial cultures, hysteroscopy, and molecular microbiology.
Moreno I, Cicinelli E, Garcia-Grau I, Gonzalez-Monfort M, Bau D, Vilella F, De Ziegler D, Resta L, Valbuena D, Simon C
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018 Jun;218(6):602.e1-602.e16. Epub 2018 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.02.012. PMID: 29477653
Infectious arthritis.
Smith JW
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1990 Sep;4(3):523-38. PMID: 2212604

Recent systematic reviews

Association of mycoplasma with prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tantengco OAG, Aquino IMC, de Castro Silva M, Rojo RD, Abad CLR
Cancer Epidemiol 2021 Dec;75:102021. Epub 2021 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2021.102021. PMID: 34517226
The vaginal microbiota and its association with human papillomavirus, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Mycoplasma genitalium infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tamarelle J, Thiébaut ACM, de Barbeyrac B, Bébéar C, Ravel J, Delarocque-Astagneau E
Clin Microbiol Infect 2019 Jan;25(1):35-47. Epub 2018 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.04.019. PMID: 29729331Free PMC Article
The effect of genital tract infections on HIV-1 shedding in the genital tract: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Johnson LF, Lewis DA
Sex Transm Dis 2008 Nov;35(11):946-59. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181812d15. PMID: 18685546
Systematic review: noninvasive testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Cook RL, Hutchison SL, Østergaard L, Braithwaite RS, Ness RB
Ann Intern Med 2005 Jun 7;142(11):914-25. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-142-11-200506070-00010. PMID: 15941699
Intrauterine device and upper-genital-tract infection.
Grimes DA
Lancet 2000 Sep 16;356(9234):1013-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02699-4. PMID: 11041414

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