How long does it take to detect gonorrhea

The incubation period of gonorrhea is usually 3-5 days and is mainly due to gonococcal infection. The typical symptoms usually require immediate medical attention for detection and treatment. How long can gonorrhea be detected depends on the detection method. 1, smear of secretion: choose a smear of secretion to examine gonococcus under a microscope, usually 30 minutes to know whether the disease; 2, gonococcal culture: gonococcal culture is a more commonly used gonorrhea screening test, which takes a relatively long time, usually 48-72 hours to produce results. However, if the sample is contaminated due to improper operation or other factors, the test results may be abnormal, and it is necessary to re-sample the culture, resulting in a longer time; 3, gonococcal nucleic acid test: the advantage of nucleic acid test is very sensitive, as long as there is a small amount of gonococcus locally, and it does not need to be live to detect positive results of nucleic acid, which has a good value for the diagnosis of gonorrhea. This is a relatively rapid test, with results generally available in a few hours. However, the false positive rate of nucleic acid is relatively high because the nucleic acid test is very strict for the laboratory conditions, and if the laboratory is contaminated, there may be false positives. Once the diagnosis of gonorrhea is confirmed, you need to seek medical attention in time, you can choose cephalosporin antibiotics for treatment, if there is a history of drug allergy, you can choose the efficacy is also relatively good Daguanomycin Hydrochloride intramuscular injection treatment, later need to be regularly reviewed.