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Current infectious disease reports
Steven E Spencer, Margaret C Bash
PMID: 16524550 DOI: 10.1007/s11908-006-0009-5
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a common cause of genitourinary sexually transmitted infections. N. gonorrhoeae is an obligate human pathogen that has evidence of tissue-specific host interactions and diverse extragenital manifestations of infection both in adult and pediatric populations. The clinical presentation of extragenital gonorrhea, diagnostic methods, treatment and preventive measures are reviewed.