title: Acute urethritis due to Neisseria meningitidis group A acquired by orogenital contact: case report.
abstract: A case of heterosexual transmission of Neisseria meningitidis group A by fellatio, which resulted in acute purulent urethritis in the male partner, is presented. The emotional impact of a mistaken diagnosis of gonococcal infection and the need to treat asymptomatic throat carriage in sexual contacts makes early recognition of meningococcal infection important in this unusual circumstance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Whittington Hospital, London.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Atia
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014526:Urethritis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission