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    Gonococcal sepsis in a 32-year-old female: a case report
    (BioMed Central, 2018) Owusu Michael; Marfo Sarfo Kwadwo; Acheampong Godfred; Owusu-Dabo Ellis; Arthur Abednego.....et al
    Background: Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a Gram-negative bacterium which afects the urethra, throat, rectum and cer‑ vix of patients and often associated with sexually transmitted infections. The global epidemiology of the disease is not well characterised especially in resource constraint countries due to poor diagnostic capacity and inefcient reporting systems. Although important, little is known about the propensity of this bacterium to cause sepsis in immunocom‑ petent individuals. Case presentation: A 32-year-old female presented with fever and generalised malaise to a rural hospital in Ghana. The patient had previously been diagnosed as having enteric fever from a neighbouring health facility. Blood and urine samples were collected from the patient and cultured using standard microbiological and molecular tech‑ niques. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated from the blood which was resistant to penicillin, ciprofoxacin and cotri‑ moxazole. The patient recovered following ceftriaxone and azithromycin treatment. Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of N. gonorrhoeae in causing sepsis and emphasises the need for blood culture investigation in diagnosis of patients presenting with fever.