scholarly journals ABC of sexually transmitted diseases. Urethral discharge: diagnosis.

BMJ ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 287 (6402) ◽  
pp. 1360-1362 ◽  
Author(s):  
M W Adler
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
Discharge Diagnosis ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Urethral Discharge

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Wilson ◽  
Lynn L. Estes
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
High Power ◽  
Abrupt Onset ◽  
Gram Stain ◽  
High Power Field ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Urethral Discharge ◽  
Nongonococcal Urethritis

• Abrupt-onset, purulent urethral discharge and dysuria are more common with Neisseria gonorrhoeae than with Chlamydia trachomatis and other nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) pathogens• Mucopurulent or purulent urethral discharge and dysuria, which can occur with any pathogen, often impede clinical distinction• Gram stain of urethral discharge shows >5 leukocytes per high-power field (HPF)...

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