{"id":24378,"date":"2026-02-28T22:53:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cliniqueomicron.ca\/blennorragie\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T22:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:18:25","slug":"blennorragie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cliniqueomicron.ca\/en\/blennorragie\/","title":{"rendered":"Gonorrhea: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment | Clinique Omicron"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24378\" class=\"elementor elementor-24378\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f799f3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f799f3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ffbcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"94ffbcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-wrap\">\n\n<style>\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cinzel:wght@600&family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap');\n.co-wrap * { font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif; 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It is one of the most common bacterial STIs worldwide, and its prevalence has been steadily increasing in Quebec since the early 2000s, particularly among young adults aged 15 to 29, men who have sex with men (MSM), and certain Indigenous communities. The bacterium preferentially infects the urethral, cervical, rectal, pharyngeal, and conjunctival mucosa. In men, acute gonorrhea classically presents with a purulent urethral discharge and dysuria. In women, it is frequently asymptomatic, leading to delayed diagnosis and complications. If left untreated, it can cause serious complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), tubal infertility, ectopic pregnancies, and, more rarely, disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI). The increasing resistance of <em>N. gonorrhoeae<\/em> using antibiotics, particularly fluoroquinolones and cephalosporins, is a major public health issue in Quebec and around the world, making microbiological surveillance and antibiotic therapy guided by antibiograms increasingly essential.\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"co-urgence\">\n    <div class=\"co-urgence-titre\">Disseminated gonococcal infection: a serious systemic complication<\/div>\n    <p>Untreated gonorrhea can spread hematogenously and cause disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI), manifesting as fever, migratory septic arthritis, tenosynovitis, and characteristic pustular skin lesions. Gonococcal septic arthritis with joint effusion, fever, and malaise constitutes a medical emergency requiring hospitalization for intravenous antibiotic therapy and joint drainage.<\/p>\n    <p>Call 911 immediately.<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2>Pathogen and transmission<\/h2>\n  <p><em>Neisseria gonorrhoeae<\/em> is a fragile bacterium that does not survive outside the human host. Transmission occurs exclusively through direct contact of mucous membranes with infected secretions during unprotected sexual intercourse, regardless of its nature.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"co-table\">\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Transmission mode<\/th>\n        <th>Clarifications<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Unprotected vaginal intercourse<\/td>\n        <td>The risk of transmission from men to women is estimated at 50 to 90 % per sexual encounter; transmission from women to men is estimated at 20 to 30 % per sexual encounter<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Unprotected anal sex<\/td>\n        <td>High risk for receptive partner; rectal gonorrhea frequently asymptomatic in both partners<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Oral-genital sex<\/td>\n        <td>Transmission possible to the pharynx (fellatio mainly); pharyngeal gonorrhea is often asymptomatic and is an unknown reservoir<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Vertical transmission (mother-to-newborn)<\/td>\n        <td>During passage through an infected genital tract; can cause potentially blinding neonatal gonococcal ophthalmia, prevented by systematic prophylactic eye instillation at birth in Quebec<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Non-sexual direct mucous membrane contact<\/td>\n        <td>Ocular transmission possible via auto-inoculation (hand-to-eye contact after contact with infected secretions); rare but documented<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <div class=\"co-infobox\">\n    <span class=\"ico\">\u2139\ufe0f<\/span>\n    <span>Gonorrhea is not transmitted through surfaces, toilets, swimming pools, or the sharing of utensils. Transmission only occurs through direct mucous membrane to mucous membrane contact with infected secretions. The incubation period is short, from 1 to 14 days after exposure, most commonly 2 to 5 days for symptomatic urethral forms in men.<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2>Clinical manifestations by site of infection<\/h2>\n  <p>The clinical presentation varies considerably depending on the infected anatomical site, the sex of the affected person, and their immune status. Gonorrhea is asymptomatic in a significant proportion of cases, particularly in women and in rectal and pharyngeal forms.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"co-table\">\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Infected site<\/th>\n        <th>Symptoms in men<\/th>\n        <th>Symptoms in women<\/th>\n        <th>Asymptomatic rate<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Urethra<\/td>\n        <td>Abundant purulent or mucopurulent urethral discharge, dysuria, burning urination, erythematous and edematous meatus; sudden onset<\/td>\n        <td>Dysuria, pollakiuria, mild leukorrhea; often confused with a urinary tract infection<\/td>\n        <td>Men: 10 %; Women: 50 to 80 %<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Cervical canal (endocervix)<\/td>\n        <td>N\/A<\/td>\n        <td>Mucopurulent leukorrhea, erythematous and friable cervix on gynecological examination, dyspareunia; often asymptomatic<\/td>\n        <td>50 to 80 %<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Rectum<\/td>\n        <td>Rectal discharge, anal itching, painful defecation, tenesmus, mild rectal bleeding<\/td>\n        <td>Same; often asymptomatic<\/td>\n        <td>More than 50 %<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Pharynx<\/td>\n        <td>Mild or asymptomatic pharyngitis; possible discreet pharyngeal erythema<\/td>\n        <td>Same<\/td>\n        <td>More than 90 %<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Conjunctiva<\/td>\n        <td>Purulent unilateral conjunctivitis, chemosis, eye pain; risk of corneal perforation if untreated<\/td>\n        <td>Same<\/td>\n        <td>Rare<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Disseminated (IGD)<\/td>\n        <td>Fever, chills, migratory arthralgias (knees, wrists, ankles), tenosynovitis, pustular or necrotic skin lesions on an erythematous base<\/td>\n        <td>Same; it occurs more frequently in women, especially during menstruation or early pregnancy.<\/td>\n        <td>Less than 3 % of untreated cases<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <h2>Complications of untreated gonorrhea<\/h2>\n\n  <table class=\"co-table\">\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Complication<\/th>\n        <th>Population concerned<\/th>\n        <th>Manifestations and consequences<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)<\/td>\n        <td>Woman<\/td>\n        <td>Ascending spread to the uterus, fallopian tubes, and peritoneum; pelvic pain, fever, purulent vaginal discharge; risk of tubal infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and chronic pelvic pain<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Epididymo-orchitis<\/td>\n        <td>Man<\/td>\n        <td>Unilateral testicular pain and swelling, fever; risk of infertility if bilateral or recurrent.<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Urethral stricture<\/td>\n        <td>Man<\/td>\n        <td>Chronic complication of untreated recurrent gonorrhea; progressive obstruction of urinary flow requiring dilation or surgical correction<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Bartholinite<\/td>\n        <td>Woman<\/td>\n        <td>Infection and abscessation of the Bartholin's gland; intense vulvar pain, fluctuating swelling requiring drainage<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Perihepatitis (Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome)<\/td>\n        <td>Woman<\/td>\n        <td>Inflammation of the hepatic capsule by contiguity; right upper quadrant pain that may mimic cholecystitis<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI)<\/td>\n        <td>Man and woman<\/td>\n        <td>Septic arthritis, tenosynovitis, skin lesions, rarely endocarditis or gonococcal meningitis; increased risk in cases of immunodeficiency or complement deficiency<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Neonatal ophthalmia<\/td>\n        <td>Newborn of infected mother<\/td>\n        <td>Severe bilateral purulent conjunctivitis from day 2 to day 5 of life; risk of blindness due to corneal ulceration if not treated immediately.<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <h2>Diagnosis<\/h2>\n  <p>The diagnosis of gonorrhea is based on the detection of <em>N. gonorrhoeae<\/em> by direct microbiological methods. The choice of sampling sites should be adapted to the sexual practices declared by the person.<\/p>\n\n  <ul class=\"co-list\">\n    <li>Nucleic acid amplification (TAAN or PCR): gold standard method, sensitivity greater than 95%; can be performed on first-void urine (men), self-collected endocervical or vaginal swabs (women), and rectal and throat swabs depending on sexual practices; results available within 24 to 48 hours<\/li>\n    <li>Culture with antibiogram: essential method in addition to PCR to monitor antibiotic susceptibility and detect emerging resistance; systematically recommended in Quebec according to public health guidelines; sample taken using a urethral, endocervical, rectal, or pharyngeal swab on appropriate transport medium (Amies with charcoal)<\/li>\n    <li>Direct microscopic examination (Gram stain): detection of intracellular Gram-negative diplococci in polymorphonuclear leukocytes; high sensitivity for symptomatic urethral gonorrhea in men (90\u201395%), much lower for cervical, rectal, and pharyngeal forms; results are available immediately but are not sufficient on their own to confirm the diagnosis<\/li>\n    <li>Routine screening for STI co-infections: HIV serology, syphilis serology (VDRL and TPHA), and Chlamydia trachomatis PCR using the same specimens (gonorrhea-chlamydia co-infection is present in 20 to 40% of cases)<\/li>\n    <li>Pregnancy test in women of childbearing potential before starting treatment<\/li>\n    <li>Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) assessment if pelvic pain is present: Complete Blood Count (CBC), C-reactive Protein (CRP), Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), pelvic ultrasound<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <div class=\"co-infobox\">\n    <span class=\"ico\">\u2139\ufe0f<\/span>\n    <span>All confirmed cases of gonorrhea are mandatory to report to the Public Health Directorate of Quebec under the Public Health Act. Notification to sexual partners from the last 60 days (or the most recent partner if the last relationship was more than 60 days ago) is mandatory and can be carried out by the patient themselves, by the healthcare professional, or by a public health officer, depending on available resources.<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2>Antibiotic treatment<\/h2>\n  <p>Due to the growing resistance of <em>N. gonorrhoeae<\/em> Due to fluoroquinolone resistance (ciprofloxacin) and emergent reduced sensitivity to cephalosporins in some regions, gonorrhea treatment in Quebec is governed by guidelines regularly updated by the Institut national de sant\u00e9 publique du Qu\u00e9bec (INSPQ) and the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"co-table\">\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Clinical form<\/th>\n        <th>Recommended first-line treatment<\/th>\n        <th>Remarks<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Uncomplicated gonorrhea (urethral, cervical, rectal)<\/td>\n        <td>Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM in a single dose (or 1 g IM if weight is over 150 kg)<\/td>\n        <td>Intramuscular administration is mandatory for ceftriaxone; if allergic to cephalosporins, consult an infectious disease specialist for individualized alternative treatment.<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Pharyngeal gonorrhea<\/td>\n        <td>Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM in a single dose<\/td>\n        <td>Pharyngeal gonorrhea is more difficult to eradicate than other locations; a post-treatment control test is recommended at 14 days.<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Coinfection Chlamydia confirmed or not excluded<\/td>\n        <td>Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM + doxycycline 100 mg twice a day for 7 days (or azithromycin 1 g PO in a single dose if adherence is uncertain)<\/td>\n        <td>Empirical simultaneous treatment of chlamydia is recommended due to the high frequency of coinfection.<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Mild to moderate pelvic inflammatory disease (outpatient)<\/td>\n        <td>Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose + doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 14 days + metronidazole 500 mg twice daily for 14 days<\/td>\n        <td>Clinical re-evaluation at 72 hours is mandatory; hospitalization is required if there is no improvement, a severe form, or diagnostic uncertainty.<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Disseminated gonococcal infection (arthritis, bacteremia)<\/td>\n        <td>Ceftriaxone 1 g IV or IM every 24 hours, oral switch possible after 24 to 48 hours of apyrexia according to antibiogram<\/td>\n        <td>Minimum total duration of 7 days; joint drainage if purulent effusion; hospitalization recommended for the initial phase<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Neonatal ophthalmia<\/td>\n        <td>Ceftriaxone 25 to 50 mg\/kg IV or IM in a single dose (maximum 125 mg) + saline eye wash<\/td>\n        <td>Pediatric ophthalmology emergency; mandatory hospitalization<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Pregnancy<\/td>\n        <td>Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose; doxycycline is contraindicated beyond the first trimester<\/td>\n        <td>Azithromycin can be used to cover chlamydia in the context of pregnancy; close obstetric monitoring<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <h2>Post-processing control test and monitoring<\/h2>\n\n  <ul class=\"co-list\">\n    <li>Post-treatment test of cure by PCR recommended 14 days after the end of treatment for all infected sites, particularly pharyngeal gonorrhea which is more difficult to eradicate.<\/li>\n    <li>Culture with susceptibility testing if therapeutic failure or resistance is suspected, especially in the presence of persistent symptoms despite correct administration of treatment<\/li>\n    <li>Abstain from all sexual intercourse for up to 7 days after a single dose of ceftriaxone and until complete resolution of symptoms, and until partners have also been treated.<\/li>\n    <li>Notification and management of sexual partners from the last 60 days, or the last partner if the last relationship was more than 60 days ago<\/li>\n    <li>Re-screening recommended at 3 months post-treatment, particularly for high-risk individuals (MSM, multiple partners, history of repeated STIs)<\/li>\n    <li>Regular STI screening every 3 to 12 months depending on individual sexual risk profile<\/li>\n    <li>Counseling on the systematic use of condoms to reduce the risk of reinfection and transmission to new partners<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h2>Prevention and screening<\/h2>\n\n  <ul class=\"co-list\">\n    <li>Correct and systematic use of male or female condoms during every sexual encounter, including oral-genital and anal sex.<\/li>\n    <li>Reducing the number of sexual partners or knowing the STI status of partners<\/li>\n    <li>Regular screening in high-risk individuals: PWID, sex workers, individuals with a history of STIs, sexually active young adults with multiple partners<\/li>\n    <li>Systematic screening in all pregnant women in the first trimester, repeated in the third trimester in the presence of risk factors<\/li>\n    <li>Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for STIs: Discuss with a healthcare professional depending on the context within 72 hours of high-risk unprotected exposure<\/li>\n    <li>Information on the availability of partner notification resources from the Regional Public Health Department<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <div class=\"co-infobox\">\n    <span class=\"ico\">\u2139\ufe0f<\/span>\n    <span>Antibiotic resistance <em>Neisseria gonorrhoeae<\/em> is a growing concern in Canada. Ceftriaxone-resistant strains have been documented in several countries. The INSPQ and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) are actively monitoring the susceptibility of Quebec isolates as part of the Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (CARSS). Any suspected treatment failure must be reported and a culture with susceptibility testing performed without delay.<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2>Consult at Clinique Omicron<\/h2>\n  <p>Clinique Omicron's physicians and nurse practitioners (NPs) provide screening, diagnosis, and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, including gonorrhea, in a confidential and non-judgmental environment. A complete STI assessment including PCR for <em>N. gonorrhoeae<\/em> and <em>Chlamydia trachomatis<\/em>, HIV serology and syphilis serology can be prescribed and coordinated directly at one of Clinique Omicron's service points in Quebec. Partner notification can be supported as part of clinical follow-up. 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