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90% of males with a penile urethral gonorrhoea infection will have symptoms. This includes urethral discharge and pain. Light microscopy is one of the three basic microbial testing methods for sexually transmitted infections. Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a gram-negative intracellular diplococcus which infects epithelial cells of the mucous membrane of the genito-urinary tract or rectum.
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Gram-negative diplococci
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This is how Chlamydia trachomatis is characterized under a light microscope.
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d
Obligate, intracellular Gram-negative
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Candida albicans is a gram-positive diploid fungus which can infect the vulva and/or vagina.
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Gram-positive diploid
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This is how Trichomonas vaginalis appears under light microscopy.
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Pear shaped flagellate
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This is the gram stain of Treponema pallidum under light microscopy. This is also referred to as syphilis.
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Gram negative spirochete
Concept
Chapter
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Common Genito-Urinary infections
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Genito-Urinary medicine
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A 22-year-old male comes to his GP complaining of dysuria and discharge from his penis. A genital swab confirms a diagnosis of gonorrhoea.

Which of the following describes the causative pathogen when visualised under light microscopy?
a