International Journal of Dermatology and Venerology (Sep 2020)

National Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Gonorrhea in China (2020)#

  • National Center for STD Control, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Committee of STD, Branch of Dermatovenereology, Chinese Medical Association; Committee of STD, Chinese Dermatologist Association,
  • Qian-Qiu Wang,
  • Rui-Li Zhang,
  • Quan-Zhong Liu,
  • Jin-Hua Xu,
  • Xiao-Hong Su,
  • Yue-Ping Yin,
  • Shu-Zhen Qi,
  • Dong-Mei Xu,
  • Ping-Yu Zhou,
  • Yu-Ye Li,
  • Xiao-Fang Li,
  • Min-Zhi Wu,
  • Xian-Biao Zou,
  • Li-Gang Yang,
  • Xiang-Sheng Chen,
  • Xiang-Dong Gong,
  • Guo-Jun Liang,
  • Juan Jiang,
  • Hao Cheng,
  • Feng-Qin Ge

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1097/JD9.0000000000000072
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 3
pp. 129 – 134

Abstract

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Abstract. Gonorrhea is one of the main sexually transmitted diseases in China. It mainly affects the genitourinary tract, and its clinical manifestations vary from asymptomatic to complicated types. The diagnosis of gonorrhea should be based on the patient's epidemiological history, clinical manifestations, and laboratory examination results. Treatment should be prompt and standardized and should involve the recommended treatment regimens. Patients should be appropriately followed up after treatment. The antimicrobial resistance of gonococcal isolates has become a severe problem of clinical concern. In order to provide technical guidance of the diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhea for health care workers, the authors developed the guidelines based on the version of 2014, which will be of important in the standardizing medical care of gonorrhea, and further facilitating control and prevention of the disease.