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Gonorrhoea test

Infection and immunity tests · also printed as Gonorrhoea, Gonorrhea, Gonorrhoea NAAT, GC NAAT, Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Typical UK adult rangeExpected result: Negative

Negative, or Not detected, is the expected result.

What this test measures

The gonorrhoea test detects the bacterium's genetic material in urine or a swab, usually run together with chlamydia.

Why doctors request it

Part of routine sexual health screening, run on the same sample as chlamydia.

What commonly pushes it up

Current gonorrhoea infection

What commonly pushes it down

A negative result is the usual finding

Everyday reasons for a value outside the range

Results can be equivocal and are then repeated
Recent vaccination or infection elsewhere can occasionally give a weak positive

About the sample

No fasting needed.

Written by a UK consultant physician. Typical UK adult reference ranges; your laboratory's own printed range takes precedence.

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