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About N. gonorrhoea, all are true except__________________?

Correct answer: B. All stains are highly susceptible to penicillin

  • A. Most common cause of urethritis is male
  • B. All stains are highly susceptible to penicillin
  • C. Wide spread axoregnic stains cause disseminated gonococcal infection
  • D. Found exclusively in human beings.

Explanation

Penicillin resistance is common among Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains because of beta-lactamase production and altered penicillin-binding proteins. It remains a human-specific organism, and particular auxotypes are associated with disseminated infection.

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