Incidence of asymptomatic gonorrhea in women.
Sixty-six of 70 consecutive cases of gonorrhea in women were reviewed retrospectively for presenting symptoms. Forty-four (44) percent were asymptomatic while an additional 48 percent mentioned only a vaginal discharge. The importance of taking routine gonorrhea cultures on all sexually active women is stressed. In medical settings where experience has shown a low yield of positive cultures, the Pennsylvania Health Department's priorities can be used to select the patients at highest risk of disease.
D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007973:Leukorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012189:Retrospective Studies