title: [Clinico-epidemiological features and antimicrobial resistance pattern in gonococcal infection].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze clinical and epidemiological features in patients with gonococcal infection attended Dermato-Venerology Clinic in Iasi and regional dermato-venerology offices and to evaluate gonococcal antimicrobial resistance pattern.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was carried out on 129 patients clinically diagnosed and bacteriologically confirmed with gonococcal infection who were subsequently submitted to a questionnaire. We studied their demographic characteristics (sex, age, nationality, marital status), clinical features (site of infection, symptoms, concurrent STI, previous history of gonorrhoea) and behavioral aspects (education, number and type of sexual partners, safe sexual practices).
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found in our patients a strong association of gonorrhoea with young male individual, poor educational level and with clinical symptoms of urethritis. The level of antimicrobial resistance is higher than in other European countries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The poor health-seeking behavior, symptoms not specific enough, resistance pattern, lack of accessible and sensitive diagnostic methods lead to undiagnosed and probably mistreated gonorrhoea.
authors.affiliation: Universităţii de Medicină şi Farmacie "Gr. T. Popa" Iaşi.
authors.forename: Aida Corina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Bădescu
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duca
authors.forename: Daciana Elena
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Brănişteanu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dobre
authors.forename: Laura Gheucă
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Solovăstru
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stătescu
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stoleru
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vasîlca
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vâţă
authors.forename: Zenaida
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Petrescu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014526:Urethritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents