Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from an unexpected site
Stella Pendle A C and Timothy Barnes B
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A Department of Microbiology, Australian Clinical Labs, 14 Lexington Drive, Bella Vista, NSW 2153, Australia.
B Holdsworth House Medical Practice, Level 3, 26 College Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
C Corresponding author. Email: stella.pendle@clinicallabs.com.au
Sexual Health 13(6) 593-594 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH16124
Submitted: 17 June 2016 Accepted: 19 July 2016 Published: 9 September 2016
Abstract
We describe a case of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from a nipple piercing wound in a homosexual man with pharyngeal gonococcal carriage.
Additional keywords: gonorrhoea, gonococcal wound infection, men who have sex with men.
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