Urethritis is a common symptom of a variety of sexually transmitted infections. Diagnosis and effective treatments have been standardised by CDC. The term urethritis is usually restricted to sexually transmitted infections that cause urethral inflammation.
Pathophysiology Urethritis of infective origin is classified depending on the etiology into Gonococcal urethritis (GU) Non gonococcal urethritis (NGU) The common etiological agents of non - gonococcal urethritis (NGU) includes Chlamydia trachomatis Ureaplasma urealyticum Trichomonas vaginalis Mycoplasma genitalium Herpes simplex virus Other rarer causes of urethritis include underlying bacterial cystitis, adenovirus, syphilis, mycobacterial infection, meningococci, anaerobes and streptococci. Urethritis with enteric bacilli may be seen following anal intercourse. Dual infection with agents of NGU and gonococci can be present in…
