The probability of women developing gynecological diseases is very high after engaging in sexual activity. By observing the symptoms of vaginal discharge, one can understand their own health status. Generally, vaginal discharge is transparent and odorless. Once an abnormal situation occurs, it should be taken seriously and the cause of the abnormal discharge should be checked in a timely manner. Can bacterial culture of vaginal discharge detect Neisseria gonorrhoeae?
The main purpose of vaginal bacterial culture examination is to check for bacterial infection and bacterial vaginitis. As a patient, sometimes there is too much vaginal discharge, or the discharge turns yellow and smelly, which may indicate bacterial infection. At this time, bacterial culture is needed.
When going to the hospital for bacterial culture examination of vaginal discharge, the doctor will collect samples, usually using vaginal secretions for bacterial culture. After collection, timely testing is required. If delayed, some bacteria may die and the culture may fail. Therefore, after collecting samples, send them to the laboratory as soon as possible so that the results are more reliable and accurate.
If it is negative, there is no need to culture bacteria. However, there are many bacteria and lactobacilli in vaginal discharge, but these bacteria are normal bacteria. Therefore, the reported result is only the absence of pathogen growth. When the obstetrician and gynecologist sees this result, they will diagnose the patient as having everything normal.
White discharge bacteria culture can detect other bacteria, but cannot detect Neisseria gonorrhoeae. To detect Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a Neisseria gonorrhoeae smear examination is required. After Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection, obvious symptoms will appear, mainly manifested as increased urethral discharge, painful urination, and burning. Gonococcal infection of the urethral mucosa can cause gonorrheal urethritis, which is a common sexually transmitted disease.
