Gonorrhea positive

I just tested a friend who has been experiencing lower back pain, and occasional discharge in her urine.

My microscopic examination of her urine showed higher than normal levels of bacteria after 24 hours in vitro at 30+ degrees C. There was also evidence of mucus, which could only be seen under phase contrast setting.
The urine became cloudy, fast, and had particulates. There was significant epithelial shedding.
The bacteria reacted vigorously to nuclear stains.
The gram staining revealed bacteria that was gram negative and morphologically exact match to Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Just a typical test, but demonstrates how otherwise easy tests can miss the mark [her doctor missed it].

In this case, the bacteria is a strain that seems to be well tolerated by the host. This is how diseases slowly become parasitic. Shroom Tweet