Neisseria and Moraxella

What is the acute pyogenic infection of nonciliated columnar and transitional epithelium primarily acquired by sexual contact?

Gonorrhea (or Gonococcal infection)

Which bacterial agent is considered the most common cause of confirmed sexually transmitted bacterial infections in the US, second to Chlamydia trachomatis?

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

What is the standard incubation period for a Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection?

2 to 7 days

What syndrome, characterized by perihepatitis, is a potential complication of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women infected with N. gonorrhoeae?

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome

Which strain of N. gonorrhoeae, commonly found in women, is responsible for most cases of disseminated gonococcal infection?

AHU strain

What is the name of the gonococcal eye infection acquired by newborns during vaginal delivery through an infected birth canal?

Ophthalmia neonatorum

Which antimicrobial eye drop is legally required to be applied to infants at birth in the US to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum?

Erythromycin

What is the preferred specimen source collected for males suspected of having a gonococcal infection?

Urethra (or Anterior urethra)

Which two swab materials are preferred for collecting N. gonorrhoeae specimens because they are non-inhibitory?

Dacron and Rayon

Name the commercial transport chamber system that provides selective media and a CO₂ atmosphere for N. gonorrhoeae specimens during transport.

JEMBEC (James E. Martin Biological Environmental Chamber)

What pattern should be used when rolling a swab containing a clinical specimen onto a culture medium?

Z pattern

If direct plating is not possible, within how many hours must a swab placed in Amies transport medium with charcoal be plated?

6 hours

What is the characteristic microscopic shape and arrangement of Neisseria species when observed under Gram stain?

Gram-negative diplococci (kidney bean-shaped / adjacent sides flattened)

A Gram stain of urethral discharge showing more than 5 PMN neutrophils per field without visible bacteria suggests which condition?

Nongonococcal urethritis

What non-selective culture medium is the standard choice for cultivating N. gonorrhoeae?

Chocolate agar (CAP)

What antifungal agent is incorporated into selective media to suppress the growth of yeast?

Nystatin

What antibiotic is added to selective gonococcal media to prevent the swarming of Proteus species?

Trimethoprim

Only what color of candles should be used in a candle extinction jar to generate a CO₂ atmosphere?

White wax candles

In the filter paper method for the oxidase test, what percentage of dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride or tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride reagent is used?

1%