title: Gonococcal wound infection.
abstract: We have reported a gonococcal infection in a surgical incision made ten months before the onset of urethral discharge. Gonococcal wound infections may arise from direct contamination or possibly by blood-borne dissemination. Principles guiding therapy are similar to those for wound infections from other organisms, with attention to adequate drainage, removal of foreign body, appropriate antibiotics, and elimination of contributing sources of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New Hanover Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, NC 28402.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Rutherford
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Pappas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000635:transmission; D013997:Time Factors