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throat anatomy, gonococcal pharyngitis, gonococcal pharyngitis, infection, the throat involving the tonsils, larynx, pharynx, bacterium neisseria gonorrhoeae, gonococcal pharyngitis, sexually-transmitted disease, acquired, oral sex, an infected partner, majority of throat infections, gonococci have no symptoms, asymptomatic, discomfort is present, generally mild, symptoms involving the rest, the person develops disseminated gonococcemia, a wide-spread infection, the bloodstream, untreated gonorrhea, spread to other parts, causing inflammation, the testes, prostate in men, pelvic inflammatory disease in women, gonococci, in the throat, present in 10 to 20% of women, gonorrhea, in homosexual men, gonorrhea, pharyngeal, throat, infection is present in 10 to 25%, risk factors include recent exposure to gonorrhea, sexual activity, multiple partners, performing oral sex, 360,000 cases of gonorrhea were reported, centers, disease control, prevention in 2000, incidence has remained steady, several years at 1 case per 1000 people, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, fever, tender, swollen lymph nodes, in the neck, additional symptoms that associated, neck pain, nasal discharge, nasal congestion, muscle pain, joint stiffness, headache, abnormal taste, no symptoms, a throat swab culture is positive, gonococcus, note that standard strep throat testing, not pick up gonorrhea, think might have gonococcal pharyngitis, should tell health care provider, two parts to successfully treating a sexually transmitted disease, spread, gonorrhea, cure the affected person, second, locate, treat all other sexual contacts, prevent further spread, mandatory reporting of gonococcal disease has been instituted, has, held the number of cases of gonorrhea at a low level, incidence is once again rising, beginning, the time, the vietnam war, united states saw the appearance of penicillin-, tetracycline-resistant strains of gonorrhea, resistant strains have been increasing over the last few years, a new standardized treatment regimen has now been recommended by the cdc, the standard penicillin treatment, gonorrhea is now treated, newer antibiotics, treatment regimen includes any one, antibiotics, injections, ceftriaxone im, injected into a muscle, spectinomycin im, injected into a muscle, oral, by mouth, one-time dose, cefixime, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, cefuroxime axetil, cefpodoxime proxetil, enoxacin, oral, by mouth, multiple dose, erythromycin, gonorrhea, patients, chlamydia, chlamydia, harder to diagnose, found to cause infection, a follow-up visit 7 days after treatment to recheck cultures, confirm the cure of infection is important, gonorrhea, completely, quickly cured, diagnosed early, treated promptly, complications develop, sexes, disseminated gonococcemia, gonococcal arthritis, male, urethral scarring, stricture, epididymitis, orchitis, prostatitis, female, pelvic inflammatory disease, salpingitis, perihepatitis, infertility, sterility, increased incidence of tubal pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, suspected contact, an infected sexual partner, develop symptoms of gonococcal pharyngitis, sexual abstinence, sure way to avoid gonorrhea, neither practical nor reasonable, safer sex behaviors, reduce risk, use of condoms, male, female types, markedly decreases the likelihood of contracting a sexually transmitted disease, but they must be used properly, condom, in place, beginning to end of sexual activity, used every time the person engages in sexual activity, oral sex, a non-monogamous partner, possibly infected partner, condoms, inexpensive, considering the potential consequences of contracting a sexually transmitted disease, treatment of all sexual partners is essential, prevent re-infection.