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What do you mean by gonococcal growth?
1. If Neisseria gonorrhoeae is cultivated, the result shows that Neisseria gonorrhoeae does not grow, which means that there is no Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the tested sample, that is, the tested person is not infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

2. The samples of Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture are usually taken from urethra or rectum of suspected male infection and cervix of suspected female infection.

3. Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a gram-negative cocci, which usually lives in epithelial cells on the surface of mucous membrane, mainly through sexual contact, but also indirectly through contaminated clothes, bedding, towels, bathtubs and so on. Neisseria gonorrhoeae can cause male urinary tract infection, epididymitis, prostatitis, female cervical infection, urethritis and salpingitis.