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Gonorrhoea

A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise gonorrhoea — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.

Key high-yield points

  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae - gram-negative diplococcus; kidney-shaped cocci in pairs
  • On microscopy: intracellular gram-negative diplococci within neutrophils (polymorphonuclear leucocytes) - classic finding in urethral discharge

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