What does Neisseria gonorrhoeae negative mean?

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Neisseria gonorrhoeae for short) infection. It mainly causes purulent infection of the genitourinary system. Typical symptoms include frequent urination, urgency, pain in urination, redness of the urethral orifice and purulent urinary secretions. Gonorrhea has a short incubation period and is highly infectious, which can cause a variety of complications and sequelae. Laboratory tests for Neisseria gonorrhoeae mainly include direct smear microscopy and gonococcal culture. Direct smear is mainly used for acute infection and can produce results quickly. Bacterial culture needs 48 hours to observe the results. Direct smear microscopy positive can be preliminary diagnosis, but negative can not rule out diagnosis, culture positive can be /confirm/ied.