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Is it a rash? Is it a stain? No its a superbug: Neisseria gonorrhoeae

posted in #ThingsYouShouldKnow on 2015-10-14 by Shim Clinic 2 Comments

Gonorrhoea is one of the oldest known STDs with evidence suggesting it was present in the human population as far back as ancient Greece and Egypt.  It is a gram negative (has two cell walls with a small periplasmic space between) bacteria and consists of two ball-shaped cells joined by a septum thus is called… Continue reading →

Case Study: The Mysterious case of the Norwegian Trawler.

posted in #ShimClinic on 2015-07-15 by Shim Clinic

In 1993 a fishing trawler came into port after three months at sea. The skipper presented to a clinic with urethral discharge that lab reports identified as gonorrhoea. The symptoms had not appeared until well into the voyage and it was clear the STD was contracted during the months at sea. The crew was all… Continue reading →

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