Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the causative agent of gonorrhea , an infection of the genitourinary tract mucous membranes and of the mucosa of the rectum, oropharynx, and conjunctiva. Gonorrhea transmitted by sexual contact or perinatally is second only to chlamydial infections…
The Pathogen and Pathogenesis Chlamydiae are obligate, intracellular, nonmotile, gram-negative bacteria with a unique biphasic developmental cycle consisting of extra- and intracellular forms. Chlamydiae have an outer membrane that contains lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and membrane proteins. Peptidoglycan is present in the…
In 1911, Lindner and colleagues identified typical intracytoplasmic inclusions in infants with a nongonococcal form of ophthalmia neonatorum called inclusion conjunctivitis of the newborn (ICN) or inclusion blennorrhea, leading to the elucidation of the epidemiology of sexually transmitted chlamydial infections.…