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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-9-18
pubmed:abstractText
Gonococci can be divided into serogroups WI, WII, and WIII by coagglutination. To assess the clinical correlation of serogroups of gonococci, we studied isolates of gonococci from patients with disseminated and uncomplicated gonococcal infections in three cities in the United States. Strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae belonging to serogroup WI represented 85 (84%) of 101 isolates from patients with disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) and 68 (40%) of 168 isolates from patients with uncomplicated gonorrhea (P less than .001). The auxotype Arg-, Hyx-, Ura- (AHU) represented 62 (61%) of 101 isolates from DGI and 54 (32%) of 168 isolates from uncomplicated infection (p less than .001); all AHU isolates were serogroup WI. Among other auxotypes, WI strains represented 25 (64%) of 39 isolates from patients with DGI and 14 (12%) of 114 from uncomplicated infections (P less than .001). In Atlanta only, 13 (34%) of 38 isolates from DGI were AHU, but 31 (82%) were serogroup WI (P less than .001). Thus gonococci of serogroup WI are associated with DGI in these cities of the United States, and this correlation appears to be independent of auxotype. Serogroup WI is correlated with serum resistance.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0148-5717
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
77-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Serogrouping of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: correlation of serogroup with disseminated gonococcal infection.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't