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Gonorrhea

Also known as: GC test
Formal name: Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture, Neisseria gonorrhoeae gram stain, Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA probe, Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Amplified Detection
Related tests: Chlamydia

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NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.

Sources Used in Current Review

(July 7, 2009) Schwartz R, Kapila R. eMedicine: Gonococcemia. Available online at http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1055007-overview through http://emedicine.medscape.com. Accessed July 2009.

ARUP Consult. Sexually Transmitted Infections. Available online at http://www.arupconsult.com/Topics/InfectiousDz/Bacteria/STIs.html# through http://www.arupconsult.com. Accessed May 2009.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Gonorrhea. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007267.htm. Accessed July 2009.

Wu, A. (2006). Tietz Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, Fourth Edition. Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis, Missouri. Pp 1560-1561.

American Social Health Association: Gonorrhea, Fast Facts. Available online at http://www.ashastd.org/learn/learn_gonorrhea_fact.cfm through http://www.ashastd.org. Accessed May 2009.

Planned Parenthood: Gonorrhea. Available online at http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/stds-hiv-safer-sex/gonorrhea-4269.htm through http://www.plannedparenthood.org. Accessed May 2009.

Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library: Gonorrhea Test. Available online at http://www.mylabisquest.com/kbase/topic/medtest/hw4905/descrip.htm through http://www.mylabisquest.com. Accessed May 22 2009.

Sources Used in Previous Reviews

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases website information. Available online at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdgon.htm through http://www.niaid.nih.gov.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website information. Available online at http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm through http://www.cdc.gov.

Arnot Ogden Medical Center website information. Available online at http://www.aomc.org/Gonorrhea.html through http://www.aomc.org.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually transitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002. MMWR 2002;51 (No. RR-6) [32-41].