Endocervical samples are, however, preferred, a urine samples have lower sensitivity (Miller). Treatment The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidelines and now recommends the use cephalosporins in the treatment of gonorrhea and PID (Armstrong, 2007)
Nationally reported cases in the Western regions went up from 57.2 to 81.5 cases per 100,000 population or 42% from 2000 to 2005 (Justesen, 2007)
Other tests are cytology, culture, antigen detection, serologic tests, and nucleic acid probes. Because chlamydia are intracellular parasites, swabs of the infected or involved sites, instead of exudates, should be submitted for examination and analysis for accuracy (Mayer, 2007)
These can be followed by inflammation, death of tissue, abscesses, scarring and sterility (Norris; Sullivan, 2004). Mode of Transmission Gonorrhea in the anus or rectal area occurs most frequently in women and in men who have sex with men (Miller, 2006)
Neisseria Gonorrhea & Chlamydia Trachomatis Neisseria Gonorrhea Incidence, Prevalence, Mortality Commonly known as gonorrhea, this is a very contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium, called neisseria gonorrhea (Norris, 1997; NWHRC, 2005)
As the second most reported sexually transmitted disease, gonorrhea can cause fertility and its complications can cost the economy as much as $1 billion each year (Norris, NWHRC). Gonorrhea is highly infectious but has low mortality (Todar, 2004)