Abstract
A high index of clinical suspicion; careful culturing of samples from blood, endocervix, urethra, pharynx, skin, synovial fluid and tissue, and rectum; and appropriate antibiotic therapy will rapidly control and prevent more serious complications of disseminated gonococcal infection.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis*
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Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
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Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Gonorrhea / diagnosis*
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Gonorrhea / drug therapy
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Gonorrhea / microbiology
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Humans