Book contents
- Infections in Pregnancy
- Infections in Pregnancy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section 1 Vaccination
- Section 2 Infections in Pregnancy
- Chapter 2 Viral Hepatitis
- Chapter 3 HIV Infection
- Chapter 4 Herpes Infections and Measles
- Chapter 5 Zika Virus
- Chapter 6 Parvovirus
- Chapter 7 Influenza
- Chapter 8 Cytomegalovirus
- Chapter 9 Dengue Fever
- Chapter 10 Rubella
- Chapter 11 Molluscum Contagiosum
- Chapter 12 Ebola
- Chapter 13 Chikungunya
- Chapter 14 Antibiotics during Pregnancy and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Chapter 15 Gonorrhoea, Syphilis and Lymphogranuloma Venereum
- Chapter 16 Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma, Chancroid, Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)
- Chapter 17 Genital Chlamydia trachomatis and Bacterial Vaginosis
- Chapter 18 Streptococcal Infection
- Chapter 19 Enterococci and Bacterial Infections
- Chapter 20 Listeriosis
- Chapter 21 Urinary Tract Infection
- Chapter 22 Infections and Preterm Labour
- Chapter 23 Appendicitis in Pregnancy
- Chapter 24 Complications Associated with Legal Termination of Pregnancy
- Chapter 25 Tuberculosis
- Chapter 26 Vulvo Vaginitis, Candida (Yeast) Infection
- Chapter 27 Malaria
- Chapter 28 Parasitic Infestation: Protozoa
- Section 3 Postpartum Infections
- Index
- References
Chapter 15 - Gonorrhoea, Syphilis and Lymphogranuloma Venereum
from Section 2 - Infections in Pregnancy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 October 2019
- Infections in Pregnancy
- Infections in Pregnancy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section 1 Vaccination
- Section 2 Infections in Pregnancy
- Chapter 2 Viral Hepatitis
- Chapter 3 HIV Infection
- Chapter 4 Herpes Infections and Measles
- Chapter 5 Zika Virus
- Chapter 6 Parvovirus
- Chapter 7 Influenza
- Chapter 8 Cytomegalovirus
- Chapter 9 Dengue Fever
- Chapter 10 Rubella
- Chapter 11 Molluscum Contagiosum
- Chapter 12 Ebola
- Chapter 13 Chikungunya
- Chapter 14 Antibiotics during Pregnancy and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Chapter 15 Gonorrhoea, Syphilis and Lymphogranuloma Venereum
- Chapter 16 Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma, Chancroid, Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)
- Chapter 17 Genital Chlamydia trachomatis and Bacterial Vaginosis
- Chapter 18 Streptococcal Infection
- Chapter 19 Enterococci and Bacterial Infections
- Chapter 20 Listeriosis
- Chapter 21 Urinary Tract Infection
- Chapter 22 Infections and Preterm Labour
- Chapter 23 Appendicitis in Pregnancy
- Chapter 24 Complications Associated with Legal Termination of Pregnancy
- Chapter 25 Tuberculosis
- Chapter 26 Vulvo Vaginitis, Candida (Yeast) Infection
- Chapter 27 Malaria
- Chapter 28 Parasitic Infestation: Protozoa
- Section 3 Postpartum Infections
- Index
- References
Summary
Gonorrhoea is a common sexually transmitted disease caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a gram-negative diplococcus. The primary site of infection is the mucous membranes of the urethra, endocervix, rectum, pharynx and conjunctiva.
Transmission is usually by the direct inoculation of infected secretions from one mucous membrane to the other. Transluminal spread from urethra or endocervix may occur and cause epididymo-orchitis or prostatitis in men and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women. Haematogenous spread may also occur, causing skin lesions, arthralgia, arthritis and tenosynovitis (disseminated gonococcal infection).
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- Infections in PregnancyAn Evidence-Based Approach, pp. 83 - 91Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019