AUDIT OF DIAGNOSIS OF GONOCOCCAL INFECTION IN A GENITO URINARY MEDICINE (GUM) CLINIC

Objectives: To study the efficacy of Gram stained smear in screening cases of gonorrhea and comparing its sensitivity with culture of N gonorrhea.Material and Methods: Patients with gram smear positive or culture positive for N gonorrhea from urogenital swabs were retrospectively analysed.Results: In this study of 94 male and 49 females patients. The sensitivity of Gram stained smear and culture of N gonorrhea were 92.56% and 98.94% respectively in male patient and 53.03% and 94.23% respectively in female patients.Conclusion: Gram stain has a high sensitivity in detecting gonococcal infection in males while in females a considerably low sensitivity of gram stain necessitates the use of culture in diagnosing gonorrhea.