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Features of urethritis in a young woman

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  • organisms: C.trachomatis, N. gonorrhoeae, herpes simplex virus
  • clinical features
    • usually pyuria
    • rarely haematuria
    • gradual onset with mild symptoms. Symptoms include vaginal discharge, bleeding (if there is a concomitant cervicitis), and lower abdominal pain. There may be a history of a new sexual parter. On examination cervicitis or vulvovaginal herpetic lesions may be seen.
  • urine
    • less than 10^2 colony forming units per milimetre

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