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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
10
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1977-11-30
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The Gram-stained smear of secretions in female children and adolescents was evaluated as a diagnostic aid in acute gonorrhea. A positive smear was defined as the presence of at least eight or more pairs of Gram-negative, kidney-bean-shaped diplococci in each of at least two polymorphonuclear leukocytes. When the Gram-stained smear was compared with culture results in female patients it detected two thirds of infections and had a very high specificity. When the smear was positive, the culture was positive in 96% of the cases. The Gram-stained smear of cervical secretions is recommended as a guide to the early diagnosis of gonorrhea and its prompt therapy in the pediatric age group.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Oct
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| pubmed:issn |
0002-922X
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
131
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
1094-6
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1977
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Gonorrhea: diagnosis by gram stain in the female adolescent.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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