Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a Gram-negative diplococcus infecting mucous membranes of the urethra, endocervix, rectum, pharynx, conjunctiva and, occasionally, joints.1 Transmission occurs by the direct inoculation of infected secretions from one mucous membrane to another, usually sexually and, less commonly, perinatally. The incubation period is usually taken as being between two and five days but may be up to 10 days.
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