Gonorrhea: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

gonorrhea, GC, neisserial infections, the clap, sexually transmitted diseases, STD, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, gonococcal urethritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, PIC, urethritis, cervicitis, epididymitis, pharyngitis, proctitis, sexual abuse, septic arthritis, perihepatitis, Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, disseminated gonococcal infection, DGI, conjunctivitis, ophthalmia neonatorum, peritonitis, tuboovarian abscess, tubal perforation, ectopic pregnancy, urethral discharge, dysuria, dyspareunia, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, syphilis, human immunodeficiency virus, HIV

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Nicholas John Bennett, MB, BCh, PhD, Fellow in Pediatric Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Nicholas John Bennett, MB, BCh, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Academy of Pediatrics
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Joseph Domachowske, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, State University of New York-Upstate Medical University
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Marc James Grella, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Robert W Tolan Jr, MD, Chief, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital; Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine
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Russell W Steele, MD, Head, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ochsner Children's Health Center; Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine
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