GONORRHEA

Course overview

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, AN OBLIGATE HUMAN PATHOGEN, IS A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE THAT CAUSES CONSEQUENTIAL WORLDWIDE MORBIDITY BOTH IN RESOURCE-ABUNDANT AND RESOURCE-LIMITED NATIONS, AND ITS DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT REQUIRE COSTLY EXPENDITURES ANNUALLY. LIKE OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIS), GONORRHEA DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS YOUNG ADULT POPULATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF N. GONORRHOEAE, THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN TREATING PATIENTS, AND THEIR PARTNERS, WITH GONOCOCCAL INFECTIONS.