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Microbiological study of urethritis in men attending a STD clinic. 1990

A Pillai, and L Deodhar, and A Gogate

Department of Microbiology, L.T.M. Medical College, Bombay.

A microbiological study of 275 male patients suffering from urethritis and 100 healthy male controls showed that Neisseria gonorrhoeae (130), Ureaplasma urealyticum (81), Staphylococcus aureus (38), and alpha and beta streptococci (34) were the common isolates. Specificity and sensitivity of the direct fluorescent antibody technique in the detection of N. gonorrhoeae in 130 urethral samples, were found to be 100 per cent. Penicillin (10 units/disc) resistance was found in 36.93 per cent of N. gonorrhoeae. Minimum inhibitory concentration of penicillin for 75 isolates of N. gonorrhoeae (including 5 beta lactamase producers) varied from 0.01-5 micrograms/ml with a 95 per cent confidence limit range of 0.26-0.61 microgram/ml. Most of the N. gonorrhoeae isolates tested were sensitive to norfloxacin and spectinomycin. Inclusion bodies of Chlamydia trachomatis were observed in 25 patients.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009344	Neisseria gonorrhoeae	A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria primarily found in purulent venereal discharges. It is the causative agent of GONORRHEA.	Diplococcus gonorrhoeae,Gonococcus,Gonococcus neisseri,Merismopedia gonorrhoeae,Micrococcus der gonorrhoe,Micrococcus gonococcus,Micrococcus gonorrhoeae
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013211	Staphylococcus aureus	Potentially pathogenic bacteria found in nasal membranes, skin, hair follicles, and perineum of warm-blooded animals. They may cause a wide range of infections and intoxications.
D014509	Ureaplasma	A genus of gram-negative, nonmotile bacteria which are common parasitic inhabitants of the urogenital tracts of humans, cattle, dogs, and monkeys.	T-Mycoplasma,Ureaplasma parvum,Ureaplasma urealyticum biovar 1
D014521	Urethra	A tube that transports URINE from the URINARY BLADDER to the outside of the body in both the sexes. It also has a reproductive function in the male by providing a passage for SPERM.	External Urethral Sphincter,External Urinary Sphincter,Internal Urethral Sphincter,Internal Urinary Sphincter,Internal Vesical Sphincter,Urethral Sphincters,External Urethral Sphincters,External Urinary Sphincters,Internal Urethral Sphincters,Internal Urinary Sphincters,Internal Vesical Sphincters,Sphincter, External Urethral,Sphincter, External Urinary,Sphincter, Internal Urethral,Sphincter, Internal Urinary,Sphincter, Internal Vesical,Sphincter, Urethral,Urethral Sphincter,Urethral Sphincter, External,Urethras,Urinary Sphincter, External,Urinary Sphincter, Internal,Vesical Sphincter, Internal
D014526	Urethritis	Inflammation involving the URETHRA. Similar to CYSTITIS, clinical symptoms range from vague discomfort to painful urination (DYSURIA), urethral discharge, or both.	Urethritides