Open AccessExperimental Gonococcal Urethritis and Reinfection with Homologous Gonococci in Male Volunteers
Author(s) -
Katherine A. Schmidt,
Herman Schneider,
Jill Lindstrom,
John W. Boslego,
Richard Warren,
Lillian Van De Verg,
Carolyn Deal,
J. Bruce McClain,
J. McLeod Griffiss
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/00007435-200110000-00001
Subject(s) - neisseria gonorrhoeae , gonorrhea , medicine , urethritis , immunity , immune system , microbiology and biotechnology , non gonococcal urethritis , immunology , gonococcal infection , antibody , chocolate agar , sexually transmitted disease , virology , biology , syphilis , bacteria , agar plate , genetics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Reinfection, a common occurrence with gonorrhea, may result from a lack of protective immune response, or from the tremendous gonococcal strain variation.