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A Venereal Disease as Prevalent as Epidemic Gonorrhea

James Volk, MD; Stephen J. Kraus, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1974;134(3):511-514.

Abstract
Since 1968, gonorrhea has been the most common reportable infectious disease in the United States, and yet in the Dekalb County, Georgia, venereal disease clinic, nongonococcal urethritis is equally prevalent. Unlike gonorrhea, nongonococcal urethritis is not recognized by many physicians and patients. This paper describes the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics shared by these two types of urethritis and suggests methods for their differential diagnosis. A correct diagnosis is essential since treatment, prognosis, and sequelae of the two diseases differ.

Author Affiliations
From the Center for Disease Control, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Public Health Service, Atlanta.

Footnotes
Received for publication May 24, 1973; accepted Oct 17.

Reprint requests to 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta GA 30333 (Dr. Kraus).

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