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MICROBIOLOGY

  • Gram-negative diplococcus, oxidase and catalase positive.
    • Grows best on blood agar medium or chocolate medium (blood heated at 176-194o F).
      • Has a loose capsule and pili. Antigenic variation of pili can be used for epidemiological characterization.
      • Strains with nutrient requirements for arginine, hypoxanthine or uracil are more likely to cause asymptomatic infection.
  • Infects surfaces lined with columnar epithelial cells: endocervix, urethra, anogenital and oropharyngeal mucous membranes, conjunctiva.
  • Always considered pathogenic when identified.

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Last updated: November 30, 2015

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TY - ELEC T1 - Neisseria gonorrhoeae ID - 540249 A1 - Fabre, Valeria,M.D. AU - Hynes,Noreen,M.D., M.P.H., D.T.M.&H. Y1 - 2015/11/30/ BT - Johns Hopkins ABX Guide UR - https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540249/all/Neisseria_gonorrhoeae PB - The Johns Hopkins University DB - Pediatrics Central DP - Unbound Medicine ER -