2013年
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection in An Elderly Japanese Man
INTERNAL MEDICINE
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- 巻
- 52
- 号
- 23
- 開始ページ
- 2669
- 終了ページ
- 2673
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.2169/internalmedicine.52.1033
- 出版者・発行元
- JAPAN SOC INTERNAL MEDICINE
We herein present the case of a 69-year-old Japanese man who had unprotected sexual contact with a local commercial sex worker in an East Asian country and was diagnosed as having disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI). The organism was confirmed to be Neisseria gonorrhoeae based on 16S rRNA sequencing and positive results for the cppB gene. This case indicates that a diagnosis of DGI should also be considered in elderly individuals. DGI potentially causes many complications, and the pathogen has recently been reported to be resistant to various antibiotics. Physicians must therefore pay more attention to the possible occurrence of DGI in various clinical settings.
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- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.2169/internalmedicine.52.1033
- ISSN : 0918-2918
- eISSN : 1349-7235
- PubMed ID : 24292761
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000327939200015