Clinical cases

Urethral Smear Microscopy: Detecting Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A clinical case of Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection in a urethral smear from a 34-year-old man. Microscopic findings of Gram-negative diplococci within neutrophils.

Today’s patient is a 34-year-old male. Urethral smear. Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea) was detected, intracellular Gram-negative diplococci. They typically appear as a “swarm of bees” in a male smear.

🙏 Images kindly provided by laboratory physician Irina Neklyudova, LLC Academia+, Ulyanovsk