Empiric treatment for gonorrhea is usually initiated prior to the receipt of laboratory results. A microbiologic diagnosis is important for further management in order to determine the need for test of cure, partner management, and for public health reasons.
Any sexually active man or women presenting with signs and symptoms of urethritis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, or epididymitis should undergo diagnostic testing for Neisseria  gonorrhea. Additionally, disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) should be considered in all young, sexually active individuals who present with arthralgias or suspected  septic arthritis.
Common laboratory tests for gonococcal infection may include Gram stain, culture, nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT), and non-amplified tests. Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are the test of choice in all individuals who present with urogenital symptoms. Additionally, synovial fluid analysis is usually sent for cell count, differential, Gram stain, bacterial culture, and NAAT in patients with suspected DGI.
Gonorrhea laboratory tests
Trichinosis laboratory tests
Gonorrhea physical examination
Cholera laboratory tests
Salmonellosis laboratory tests
Coronavirus physical examination
Brucellosis physical examination
Listeriosis laboratory tests