Saw this article in the Straits Times this morning, and was reminded that I had wanted to follow up on the issue of drug resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. There has not been a case of “super gonorrhoea” in Singapore to my knowledge, but it is a matter of time before such cases appear locally. Neisseria gonorrhoeae is […]
A photograph from a Gram stain of a urethral swab. The young man, recently married, had presented with penile discharge and a burning sensation during micturition for 2 days. He denied promiscuity. Question: What is the diagnosis and what is an appropriate course of management? [Update 30 Oct 2015] The Gram stain shows Gram-negative diplococci […]