25 Jul
Gonorrhea, a very common sexually transmitted disease, is caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The organism causes genitourinary infections in women and men and may be associated with dysuria and vaginal, urethral, or rectal discharge. Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) like Multiplex-Real Time PCR provides not only rapidity, but also superior sensitivityand specificity as compared to routine culture techniques.