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... "pathologic"—defined by an operative procedure. Chapter 092. Testicular Cancer (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 92. Testicular Cancer Testicular Cancer: Introduction Primary germ ... over the past 40 years. The tumor occurs most frequently in men between the ages of 20 and 40. A testicular mass in a male ≥50 years should be regar...

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... primary prevention are available. Venous thrombosis tends to recur. The risk factors for a first venous thrombosis are not the same as for recurrent venous thrombosis and to a large extent ... those associated with hypercoagulability, which can be either genetic or acquired (Table 111 -1). Venous thrombosis is a multicausal disease that occurs when several risk factors are...

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... Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections Definition Gonorrhea is a sexually ... variants. In a fallopian tube explant model, pili mediate gonococcal attachment to nonciliated columnar epithelial cells. This event initiates gonococcal phagocytosis and transport through these ... and...

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... as well as CD8+ T lymphocytes is seen in individuals Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 2) Opacity-Associated Protein Another gonococcal surface protein that is important in adherence ... against neisserial infections is best illustrated by the predisposition of persons deficient in terminal complement components (C5 through C9) to recurrent bacteremic gonococcal...

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... and seminal vesiculitis. Balanitis may develop in uncircumcised men. Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 3) Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents It is no surprise that N. ... and diplococci (Fig. 137-1). The clinical manifestations of gonococcal urethritis are usually more severe and overt than those of nongonococcal urethritis, including urethritis cau...

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... Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 4) Gonococcal Infections in Females Gonococcal Cervicitis Mucopurulent cervicitis is the most ... cities since the 1990s. Gonococcal isolates from the rectum of MSM tend to be more resistant to antimicrobial agents than are gonococcal isolates from other sites. Gonococcal isolates with ... plated directly onto gonococca...

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... tetracycline) prevents ophthalmia neonatorum but is not effective for its treatment, Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 5) Ocular Gonorrhea in Adults Ocular gonorrhea in an adult usually results ... possibility of sexual abuse. Gonococcal vulvovaginitis is the most common manifestation of gonococcal infection in children beyond infancy. Anorectal and pharyngeal...

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... joints are occasionally involved. Most patients who develop gonococcal septic arthritis do so Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 6) The clinical manifestations of DGI have sometimes ... et al: Disseminated gonococcal infection. Ann Intern Med 74:979, 1971.) Figure 137-3 Distributions of joints with arthritis in 102 patients with disseminated gono...

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... cervical swab samples are assessed by culture and other non- NAATs. Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 7) Gonococcal Infections in HIV-Infected Persons The association between gonorrhea ... (PCR) more commonly in ejaculates from HIV-positive men with gonococcal urethritis than in those from HIV-positive men with nongonococcal urethritis. PCR positivity diminis...

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... infection is not ruled out: Azithromycin (1 g PO, single dose) or Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 8) Gonococcal Infections: Treatment Treatment failure can lead to continued transmission ... single-dose regimens have been developed for uncomplicated gonococcal infections. The updated 2006 treatment guidelines for gonococcal infections from the Centers...

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... simulates in vivo effects. J Infect Dis 179:124, 1999 [PMID: 9841831] Chapter 137. Gonococcal Infections (Part 9) Single-dose regimens of the third-generation cephalosporins ceftriaxone ... recurrent or persistent gonorrhea or chlamydial infections. N Engl J Med 352:676, 2005 [PMID: 15716561] Hook EW III, Holmes KK: Gonococcal infections. Ann Intern Med 102:229, 19...

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... capsular polysaccharides. Epidemiology Chapter 128. Pneumococcal Infections (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 128. Pneumococcal Infections Pneumococcal Infections: Introduction ... choline residues serve as a site of attachment for potential virulence factors, such as pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) and pneumococcal surface adhesi...

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... Med 339:520, 1998. © 1998 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.) More than 30 staphylococcal species are pathogenic. A simple strategy for identification of the more clinically ... available for distinguishing among species. With few exceptions, S. aureus is distinguished from other staphylococcal species by its production of coagulase, a surface enzyme that converts...

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