title: Co-existence of N. gonorrhoeae and U. urealyticum in male urethra.
abstract: Eight hundred and forty male patients attending sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic for urethritis were investigated. Out of them, 31.6% had gonococcal urethritis, 16.1% suffered from nongonococcal urethritis due to Ureaplasma urealyticum and in 12.6%, both the organisms were present. Though 14.62% strains of N. Gonorrhoeae were resistant to penicillin, all the strains were sensitive to spectinomycin; while all Ureaplasma strains were sensitive to tetracyclines. As the treatment differs for these two organisms, it is necessary to identify the correct etiological agent.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deodhar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sonawala
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gogate
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009180:Mycoplasmatales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000198:Spectinomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014509:Ureaplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014526:Urethritis / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D013754:Tetracyclines; D000198:Spectinomycin