Urol. praxi, 2012; 13(6): 260-263

Gonorrhoea - currently and in survey (part 1)

MUDr.Jana Zímová¹, Mgr.Pavlína Zímová², MUDr.Pavel Zíma¹

¹ Kožní ambulance, Středomoravská nemocniční, a.s., Nemocnice Přerov, o. z.

² Ústav sociálního lékařství a veřejného zdravotnictví LF MU v Brně

Gonorrhoea is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and belongs among „classical STD“. Primary affects the

columnar epithelium of urogenital tract with possible blood dissemination. The source of the disease is gram-negative, non-motile,

non-spore forming diplococci from group Neisseriacae, species Neisseria, subspecies Neisseria (N.) gonorrhoeae. The incubation period

ranges from 1 to 14 days, but majority of gonorrhoea symptoms develops whithin 2 to 5 days. Diagnostics is based on clinical picture,

microscopy and culture. In the first part of the article we closely describe definition, etiology, pathogenesis, immunology, molecular

biology of the disease and present legislation.

Keywords: gonorrhoea, definition, molecular biology, etiology, present legislation

Published: November 1, 2012  Show citation