Abstract
Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated from 39% of male contacts of women with acute gonococcal pelvic inflammatory disease (PID); 22% of these men were asymptomatic. More than half of those women with gonococcal PID had at least one male sexual consort with gonorrhea. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated from 15% of male contacts of women with nongonococcal PID; 30% were asymptomatic. Since a substantial number of male contacts of women with acute PID will have cultures positive for N gonorrhoeae and are asymptomatic, all male sexual consorts should be examined and have cultures grown for gonorrhea.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 965-966 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association |
Volume | 238 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 29 1977 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine