Givan K F, Thomas B W, Johnston A G
Br J Vener Dis. 1977 Apr;53(2):109-12. doi: 10.1136/sti.53.2.109.
Neisseria meningitidis was recovered from the urethra of nine and from the anal canal of seven men, and from the cervix of two women. Twelve of the 16 men were admitted homosexuals. Seven men had no symptoms, while the remainder had mild to moderate symptoms. One woman was asymptomatic and the other was in hospital with acute salpingitis. Reports of previous isolations of meningococci from the urethra, cervix, or anal canal are reviewed. It is concluded that in men, these infections are usually mild and self-limited, but in women, meningococcal genital infections frequently proceed to severe disease.
脑膜炎奈瑟菌从9名男性的尿道、7名男性的肛管以及2名女性的宫颈中分离出来。16名男性中有12名是已知的同性恋者。7名男性没有症状,其余的有轻度至中度症状。一名女性无症状,另一名因急性输卵管炎住院。回顾了先前从尿道、宫颈或肛管分离出脑膜炎球菌的报告。结论是,在男性中,这些感染通常是轻度的且具有自限性,但在女性中,脑膜炎球菌性生殖器感染常常会发展为严重疾病。