title: Unsuspected gonococcal infection in female patients.
abstract: Four hundred and ten female patients attending obstetric and gynaecological outpatient departments were investigated for possible gonococcal infection. All were in their reproductive phase. Forty-two (10.2%) of them harboured Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Of the infected patients, 40.5% had no symptoms at all. Investigation was carried out using a single, endocervical specimen cultured in Chacko-Nair egg-enriched media.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy