Gonorrhea vaginitis in girls

Abstract

There are as many as 200,000 girls with gonorrhea in the United States. Diagnosis requires clinical symptoms, smears, and cultures. For smears, vaginal secretions should be collected with a glass catheter containing some saline. The pH of the discharge is of diagnostic value: all girls with gonorrhea have an alkaline reaction. The pH of vaginal discharge from healthy girls is always less than 7.