ABSTRACT
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.
Subject(s)
Chlamydia Infections/epidemiology , Chlamydia Infections/microbiology , Chlamydia trachomatis , Gonorrhea/epidemiology , Gonorrhea/microbiology , Urethral Diseases/epidemiology , Urethral Diseases/microbiology , Acute Disease , Adolescent , Adult , Age Distribution , Chlamydia Infections/diagnosis , Chlamydia trachomatis/genetics , Drug Resistance, Bacterial , Educational Status , Gonorrhea/diagnosis , Humans , Incidence , Marital Status/statistics & numerical data , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Middle Aged , Morocco/epidemiology , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Prevalence , Recurrence , Residence Characteristics/statistics & numerical data , Risk Factors , Sentinel Surveillance , Sexual Behavior/statistics & numerical data , Socioeconomic Factors , Surveys and Questionnaires , Urethral Diseases/diagnosisABSTRACT
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
