Present state of gonorrhoea control.

Asymptomatic male and female gonorrhoea

“…In Denmark, excluding Green land, the incidence of gonorrhoea was about 300 cases per 100000 inhabitants in 1971, corresponding to a total of 15 000, as compared with fewer than JOO cases per JOO 000 inhabitants or a total of 4 000 in 1957 (l 3). A similar rise has been observed in Sweden, in other Western European countries and in the USA (4,9). Several factors influence the spread of gonorrhoea, including educational and social factors, use of contraceptive devices, and an increa singly mobile population (I, 2,6,7,8).…”

Treatment of gonorrhoea with spectinomycin hydrochloride.

“…In recent years, the increase in the frequency of gonorrhoea has reached alarming levels in many countries (Hart, 1971;Guthe, 1971;Juhlin, 1971;Delune, 1971;Gay-Prieto, 1971). Some believe that gonorrhoea is now 'out of control' mainly because of non-medical factors (Guthe, 1971;Baccareda-Boy and Rebora, 1971;Sparling and McKenzie-Pollock, 1971 Spectinomycin (formerly actinospectacin) is a broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from Streptomyces spectabilis (Hanka, Mason, and Sokolski, 1961;Mason, Dietz, and Smith, 1961;Holloway and Scott, 1963).…”

“…Some believe that gonorrhoea is now 'out of control' mainly because of non-medical factors (Guthe, 1971;Baccareda-Boy and Rebora, 1971;Sparling and McKenzie-Pollock, 1971 Spectinomycin (formerly actinospectacin) is a broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from Streptomyces spectabilis (Hanka, Mason, and Sokolski, 1961;Mason, Dietz, and Smith, 1961;Holloway and Scott, 1963). The sulphate was found to be effective in urogenital infections, especially gonorrhoea (Mason and others, 1961;Lindemeyer, Turck, and Petersdorf, 1962;Holloway and Scott, 1963;Vineyard, Mays, and Sanford, 1963).…”

“…Some believe that gonorrhoea is now 'out of control' mainly because of non-medical factors (Guthe, 1971;Baccareda-Boy and Rebora, 1971;Sparling and McKenzie-Pollock, 1971). Although Neisseria gonorrhoeae is susceptible to various drugs, there is still a need for new drugs that would approach the ideal as closely as possible,…”