Gonorrhea: Not Yet Controllable
Authors: RAJ K. GOYAL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1970)

Editorial Notes1 February 1970Gonorrhea: Not Yet ControllableRAJ K. GOYAL, M.D., HOWARD M. SPIRO, M.D.RAJ K. GOYAL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HOWARD M. SPIRO, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-72-2-280 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBy any standards, gonorrhea is out of control in the United States, the estimated incidence having climbed to the neighborhood of 1,700,000 cases per year. One searches in vain for an easy answer to the question: Why?Reasons frequently cited include increasing sexual promiscuity based on use of "the pill," and increasing resistance ofNeisseria gonorrhoeaeto antibiotics, usually related to resistant strains brought back by servicemen returning from Southeast Asia. But we have no indisputable evidence that there is any correlation between the incidence of gonorrhea and any actual or apparent change in our social-sexual behavior. If promiscuity were...References1. KATZSPIRO LH: Gastrointestinal manifestations of diabetes. New Eng J Med 275:1350-1361, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MANDELSTAMLIEBER PA: Esophageal dysfunction in diabetic neuropathy-gastroenteropathy. Clinical and roentgenological manifestations. JAMA 201:582-586, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MANDELSTAMSIEGELLIEBER PCA: The swallowing disorder in patients with diabetic neuropathy-gastroenteropathy. Gastroenterology 56:1-12, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SILBER W: Diabetes and esophageal dysfunction. Brit Med J 3:688-690, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SIEGELHENDRIXHARVEY CTJ: The swallowing disorder in myotonia dystrophica. Gastroenterology 50:541-550, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. FISCHERELLISONTHAYER RGW: Esophageal motility in neuromuscular disorders. Ann Intern Med 63: 229-248, 1965 LinkGoogle Scholar7. KAUFMANBRAVERMANSPIRO HIH: Esophageal manometry in scleroderma. Scand J Gastroent 3:246-254, 1968 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. BINDERBLOOMSTERN HDH: The effect of cervical vagotomy on esophageal function in the monkey. Surgery 64:1075-1083, 1968 MedlineGoogle Scholar9. NAGLERSPIRO RH: Serial esophageal motility studies in asymptomatic young subjects. Gastroenterology 41:371-379, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. RUBINNAGLERSPIRO JRH: Measuring the effect of emotion on esophageal motility. Psychosom Med 24:170-176, 1962 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. VIEGAS DEANDRADEHOGANWINSHIP SWD: Esophageal motor dysfunction in man following acute alcohol ingestion (abstract). Gastroenterology 56:1204, 1969 Google Scholar12. SOERGELZBORALSKEAMBER KFJ: Presbyesophagus: esophageal motility in nonagenarians. J Clin Invest 43:1472-1479, 1964 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. CHRISTENSEN J: Esophageal manometry in myxoedema (abstract). Gastroenterology 52:1130, 1967 Google Scholar14. STEVENSHOOKMANSIEGEL MPC: Aperistalsis of the esophagus in patients with connective-tissue disorders and Raynaud's phenomenon. New Eng J Med 270:1218-1222, 1964 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. BAILEYLANGILLESIDOROV RDJ: Esophageal dysfunction in diabetes mellitus (abstract). Gastroenterology 56:1136, 1969 Google Scholar16. HIGGSELLIS BE: The effect of bilateral supranodosal vagotomy on canine esophageal function. Surgery 58:828-834, 1965 MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Internal Medicine Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Conn. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGastrooesophagealer Reflux als Begleitkrankheit (sog. sekundärer Reflux)Diabetic autonomic neuropathyEsophageal dysfunction in diabetes mellitusOropharyngeal dysphagiaI sintomi digestivi del diabete mellitoMotor Disorders Due to Peripheral Nerve LesionsMotor Disorders Due to Peripheral Nerve LesionsVenereal Disease in ChildrenSull'incidenza dell'ernia dello hiatus nei soggetti diabetici: Considerazioni patogenetiche 1 February 1970Volume 72, Issue 2Page: 280-282KeywordsAntibioticsBehaviorGonorrheaNeisseria gonorrhoeae ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1970 PDF downloadLoading ...