1980 Volume 54 Issue 7 Pages 338-342
Reported cases of gonococcal urethritis have been consistently decreasing in Japan.
In America, however gonococcal diseases have been abruptly increasing and its control is an important problem at present.
Clinical observations were made on male patients with gonococcal urethritis for six months between December 1978 and May 1979 at Osaka Social Welfare Center Hospital.
The results were summerized as follows:
1) 53 cases were diagnosed as having gonococcal urethritis and 15 cases as having non -gonococcal urethritis.
2) 52.8% of patients with gonococcal urethritis were in thirties.
3) The incidence of gonococcal urethritis was estimated to be 667-500 cases per year per 100, 000 men.
4) 53 strains identified as Neisseria gonorrhoeae showed low sensitivity to PC G, AB PC and MPI PC in disk sensitivity test. On the other hand, they showed relatively high sensitivity to TC, EM, LM and. CP. In aminoglycoside group, GM was most sensitive and followed by TOB, KM and DKB.
