Yellow mucopurulent discharge from the cervical os, with ≥20 PMNs/1000× field on Gram's stain of cervical mucus, indicates endocervicitis. The presence of intracellular gram-negative diplococci on Gram's stain of cervical mucus is specific but <50% sensitive for gonorrhea; thus NAATs for N. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis are always indicated.
Treatment: Mucopurulent Cervicitis See “Urethritis in Men,” above. |
Section 7. Infectious Diseases