The frequency of oropharyngeal infections with Neisseria gonorrhoeae in pregnant women was studied in two prenatal clinics in Bandkok, Thailand. A third group of women visiting a dental clinic on a routine basis was included for comparison purposes. Group I, from an American dependent clinic, had an oropharyngeal infection rate of 15% while only 0.7% had cervical infections. None had infections in more than one site. In Group III, from a Thai clinic, no patients had oropharyngeal infections while 11.9% had infections from either the cervix or rectum or both. One and eight-tenths percent of the patients attending the dental clinic had oropharyngeal infections. Oropharyngeal gonorrhea was found in a prenatal population of American military dependents at a high rate. We propose that all women visiting a prenatal clinic routinely have their oropharynx cultured for N gonorrhoeae.

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Changing penicillin resistance of the gonococcus in Thailand.

Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of penicillin in units per milliliter were determined for 2.241 gonococcal isolates submitted to the SEATO Medical Research Laboratory between January 1, 1972, and December 31, 1974. Isolates were separated into 3 groups, determined by the calender year in which they were submitted. The mean penicillin MIC+/-2 standard errors was calculated for each of the 3 groups. These values were 0.58+/-0.02 units/ml in 1972, 0.72+/-0.04 units/ml in 1973, and 1.05+/-0.04 units/ml in 1974. These means were found to be significantly different (p less than 0.0001).

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