[Urethral discharge in Morocco: prevalence of microorganisms and susceptibility of gonococcos] | Zendy

K Alami | Zendy; N. AIT M'BAREK | Zendy; Mohammed Akrim | Zendy; Bahija Bellaji | Zendy; A Hansali | Zendy; H. Khattabi | Zendy; A Sekkat | Zendy; Rajae El Aouad | Zendy; Jaouad Mahjour | Zendy

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[Urethral discharge in Morocco: prevalence of microorganisms and susceptibility of gonococcos]

Author(s) -

K Alami,

N. AIT M'BAREK,

Mohammed Akrim,

Bahija Bellaji,

A Hansali,

H. Khattabi,

A Sekkat,

Rajae El Aouad,

Jaouad Mahjour

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

eastern mediterranean health journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442

H-Index - 47

eISSN - 1687-1634

pISSN - 1020-3397

DOI - 10.26719/2002.8.6.794

Subject(s) - neisseria gonorrhoeae , ciprofloxacin , medicine , urine , polymerase chain reaction , urethritis , urine sample , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , gene , biochemistry

We studied 422 patients with urethral discharge recruited from 4 sentinel sites in Morocco to determine sociodemographic characteristics, history of STI infection, infecting organism and antibiotic susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The mean age of the sample was 28 years [range 16-67 years], and most were single, had multiple sex partners without taking protective measures and came from all social backgrounds; 59.9% had a history of a previous STI. The majority [87%] of the infections were the acute form. By polymerase chain reaction of urine samples of 399 patients, 41.6% had N. gonorrhoeae infection, 6.3% Chlamidia trachomatis and 10.8% both organisms; in 41.4% no organism was identified. N. gonorrhoeae was strongly susceptible to ciprofloxacin.

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