Confirmed Urethritis
Clinicians should document that urethritis is present. Urethritis
can be documented on the basis of any of the following
signs or laboratory tests:
·Mucopurulent or purulent discharge.
·Gram stain of urethral secretions demonstrating >5 WBC
per oil immersion field. The Gram stain is the preferred
rapid diagnostic test for evaluating urethritis. It is highly
sensitive and specific for documenting both urethritis and
the presence or absence of gonococcal infection. Gonococcal
infection is established by documenting the presence
of WBC containing GNID, or
·Positive leukocyte esterase test on first-void urine or microscopic
examination of first-void urine sediment demonstrating
>10 WBC per high power field.