Comparison of Gonorrhea and Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGC)/Chlamydia Urethritis, Casual Organisms, Neisseria Gonorrhaeae

Comparison of Gonorrhea and Nongonococcal Urethritis NGU / Chlamydial Urethritis

Characteristic	Gonorrhea	Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU)
Casual Organism	Neisseria Gonorrhoeae	Chlamydia trachomatis
Description of Casual Organism	Gram negative diplococcus 1 µm diameter, grows in laboratory media	a form of rickettsia, 0.25 µm diameter, grows only in living tissues
Pathology	Infection of the cervix and fallopian tubes in females, Epipidmysis in males	Infection of the cervix and fallopian tubes in females, Epipidmysis in males
Discharge	Purulent, Copious	Watery,Less Copious
Diagnosis	Observation of gram negative diplococci in discharge, and laboratory cultivation ( Relatively Easy)	Cultivation of organism in tissue culture ( Relatively Difficult)
Treatment	Penicillin,Spectinomycin,tetracycline	Tetracycline

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