Gram-negative diplococci
aerobic
intracellular within polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils)
oxidase and catalase positive
strictly human
sexually transmitted
gonorrhoea
most common cause of PID
risk factors
Younger age
nonwhite race
low socioeconomic status
multiple / new sexual partner
Male-to-female transmission more common than female-to-male
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome
ophthalmia neonatorum
sepsis
migratory polyarthritis
endocarditis
anal infection
urethritis