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- The sexually transmitted pathogen can cause disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI), which manifests through symptoms like skin lesions, joint pain, and more.
- The CDC has warned that drug-resistant strains of this pathogen, especially cephalosporin resistance, are becoming urgent public health threats.
- A case study highlighted a young woman treated successfully with intravenous ceftriaxone after DGI was confirmed, emphasizing the need for clinicians to recognize this rare but reemerging condition.
Article Abstract
The bacteremic spread of the sexually transmitted pathogen, (), results in disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI), which can lead to a variety of clinical signs and symptoms, such as multiple skin lesions, tenosynovitis and arthralgias/arthritis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed that drug-resistant (cephalosporin resistance) poses an urgent threat due to antimicrobial resistance. The authors describe the case of a young woman presenting in the emergency department (ED) with skin lesions and malaise. DGI was confirmed by blood cultures, nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) in cervical mucosa and urine gonococcal probe. One week of intravenous ceftriaxone was administrated with complete clinical and analytical resolution. The patient made a full clinical recovery. Clinicians must be aware of the signs and symptoms of this rare yet reemerging disease.
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