Comparative study of slide-to-urethra and swabbing of the male urethra in the presumptive diagnosis of gonorrhea

ABSTRACT

A total of forty eight (48) patients had consulted the clinic, 38 or 79.16% are symptomatic and 10 or 20.84% has none. These patients came in for various reasons like having a urethral discharge, dysuria, being named as contact, for routine check-up, follow up after self medication and/or empirical treatment. They underwent two methods of collection. The first is the slide-to-urethra which has a higher isolation rate compared with the swabbing method which has a lower rate in the detection of gonorrhea thru gram method.