Clinical and Morphological Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Yakymova T. P. 2007

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Acute gonorrhea. A purulent smear shows numerous neutrophilic granulocytes containing abundant diplococci. Large groups of diplococci are located extracellularly. Romanowsky stain (x56)

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Fig. 2. Acute Gonorrhea. In the purulent smear, many neutrophilic granulocytes contain numerous diplococci. Large groups of diplococci are located extracellularly. Romanowsky staining (×56).



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