Gonorrhoea

Prescribing Notes:

• Refer all patients with a potential diagnosis of gonorrhoea to sexual health services, for diagnosis and treatment.
• Other sexually transmitted diseases often occur in association with gonorrhoea. Chlamydia may be present in 40-50% of sufferers.
• A full STI screen will be done, with antibiotic sensitivity testing, partners notified and treated and test of cure performed 3-4 weeks after initial treatment.
• With any genital symptoms always consider the possibility of sexually transmitted infection (STI). People with risk factors should be screened for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis. Refer the individual and partners to sexual health service. Risk factors: younger patient, a new sexual partner or more than one sexual partner in the past year, lack of consistent condom use and a contact of a sexually transmitted infection.