88224-1

Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA [Presence] in Anorectal by NAA with probe detection

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LP14316-1   Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Neisseria gonorrhoeae are gram-negative cocci usually seen in pairs with the adjacent sides flattened. Pili, filament-like appendages, extend from the cell surface and have a role in adherence. Gonorrhea is usually acquired by sexual contact. Men and women aged 15-29 have the highest incidence of gonorrhea. Number of sexual partners, sexual practices and preference, condom use and population mobility contribute to disease incidence. The most frequent sites are the cervix, urethra, rectum, pharynx and conjunctiva. The most common symptom in men is discharge that may be scanty and clear or cloudy to copious and purulent, and often dysuria. Asymptomatic men are an important reservoir for transmission. Endocervical infection is the most common form of infection in women. Ocular infections occur most commonly in newborns who are exposed in the birth canal and can lead to corneal scarring or perforation. Gonococcal bacteremia may lead to disseminated infection including pelvic inflammatory disease in as many as 15 percent of women, leading to an increased probability of infertility and ectopic pregnancy. While antibiotics have successfully treated gonorrhea for decades, N. gonorrhoeae has developed antimicrobial resistance to every drug used for treatment. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends combination therapy using two antimicrobials with different mechanisms of action (e.g., a cephalosporin plus azithromycin) to improve treatment efficacy and potentially slow the spread of resistance to cephalosporins. [NCBI Books:NBK7650] [CDC:std/tg2015/gonorrhea] Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component

Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA

Property

PrThr

Time

Pt

System

Anorectal

Scale

Ord

Method

Probe.amp.tar

Additional Names

Long Common Name

Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA [Presence] in Anorectal by NAA with probe detection

Short Name

N gonorrhoea DNA Anorectl Ql NAA+probe

Display Name

N. gonorrhoeae DNA NAA+probe Ql (Anorectal)

Consumer Name Alpha Get Info

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Anorectal

Example Answer List: LL744-4

Basic Attributes

Class

MICRO

Type

Laboratory

First Released

Version 2.63

Last Updated

Version 2.63 (ADD)

Order vs. Observation

Both

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Related Names

• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication
• 3SR SR
• Amplif
• Amplification
• Amplified
• Anorectl
• Deoxyribonucleic acid
• DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE
• DNA probe
• GC
• Gono
• Gonorrhea
• ID
• Infectious Disease
• InfectiousDisease
• LAT
• LCR
• Ligase chain reaction
• Ligation-activated transcription
• Microbiology
• N gonorrhoea
• N gonorrhoeae
• NAA+probe
• NAAT
• NASBA
• Nucleic acid sequence based analysis
• Ordinal
• PCR
• Point in time
• Polymerase chain reaction
• PR
• Probe amp
• Probe with ampification
• Probe with target amplification
• QBR
• QL
• Qual
• Qualitative
• Random
• Rectum
• Screen
• SDA
• Strand Displacement Amplification
• TMA
• Transcription mediated amplification

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