"Gonorrhea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Acute infectious disease characterized by primary invasion of the urogenital tract. The etiologic agent, NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, was isolated by Neisser in 1879.
| Descriptor ID |
D006069
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.625.391 C01.252.810.401 C01.539.778.281.401 C12.294.668.281.401 C13.351.500.711.281.401
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| Concept/Terms |
Gonorrhea- Gonorrhea
- Gonorrheas
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection
- Infection, Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Infections, Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gonorrhea" by people in Profiles.
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Dutra K, Lewis AL, Counts R. Sexually Transmitted Infection Considerations Following Sexual Assault. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2025 06 01; 68(2):223-231.
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Keddem S, Maier M, Gardella C, Borgerding J, Lowy E, Chartier M, Haskell S, Hauser RG, Beste LA. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing and Case Rates Among Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 09; 37(Suppl 3):706-713.
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Gulersen M, Lenchner E, Eliner Y, Grunebaum A, Chervenak FA, Bornstein E. Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infection in Pregnancy. Sex Transm Dis. 2022 11 01; 49(11):750-754.
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Jenkins TL, Zhang MM, Patel NS, Huggins AB, Carrasco JR. Dacryoadenitis due to gonococcal conjunctivitis complicated by corneal perforation. Orbit. 2019 Feb; 38(1):84-86.
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Mal PB, Jabeen K, Farooqi J, Unemo M, Khan E. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates in Pakistan by Etest compared to Calibrated Dichotomous Sensitivity and Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute disc diffusion techniques. BMC Microbiol. 2016 Oct 10; 16(1):236.
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Jabeen K, Bhawan Mal P, Khan E, Chandio S, Jacobsson S, Unemo M. Antimicrobial resistance and Neisseria gonorrhoeae multiantigen sequence typing (NG-MAST) genotypes in N. gonorrhoeae during 2012-2014 in Karachi, Pakistan. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 07 22; 16:353.
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Fifer H, Natarajan U, Jones L, Alexander S, Hughes G, Golparian D, Unemo M. Failure of Dual Antimicrobial Therapy in Treatment of Gonorrhea. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jun 23; 374(25):2504-6.
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Berry SA, Ghanem KG, Mathews WC, Korthuis PT, Yehia BR, Agwu AL, Lehmann CU, Moore RD, Allen SL, Gebo KA. Brief Report: Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing Increasing but Still Lagging in HIV Clinics in the United States. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Nov 01; 70(3):275-9.
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Wongrakpanich S, Romero GF, Punjabi C, Bustamante J, Eiger G. Upper airway obstruction from gonococcal thyroglossal duct cyst infection: a case report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Feb; 12(2):287-8.
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Nizamuddin S, Jabeen K, Zafar A. Evaluation of predominant Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain types and its correlation with fluoroquinolone resistance in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2011 May; 61(5):446-9.