Isolation of Branhamella (Neisseria) catarrhalis from men with urethritis

Sex Transm Dis. 1982 Oct-Dec;9(4):202-4. doi: 10.1097/00007435-198210000-00008.

Abstract

Branhamella (Neisseria) catarrhalis was recovered from urethral exudates of three men with acute urethritis. In all cases gram stain of the urethral exudates revealed intracellular gram-negative diplococci morphologically compatible with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Branhamella (Neisseria) catarrhalis should be considered as a potential cause of acute urethritis in men with urethral discharge microscopically consistent with, but culture-negative for, N. gonorrhoeae.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Gonorrhea / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neisseria / isolation & purification*
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / diagnosis
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / microbiology*
  • Urethritis / diagnosis
  • Urethritis / microbiology*