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== Differential Diagnosis ==
==Differential Diagnosis==

* '''Bacterial'''
*'''Bacterial'''
** ''[[Chlamydia trachomatis]]'' (20-40%), which is the second-most common cause of urethritis after ''[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]]''
**''[[Chlamydia trachomatis]]'' (20-40%), which is the second-most common cause of urethritis after ''[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]]''
** ''[[Mycoplasma genitalium]]'' (20-30%)
** ''[[Ureaplasma urealyticum]]''
**''[[Mycoplasma genitalium]]'' (20-30%)
**''[[Ureaplasma urealyticum]]''
* '''Parasitic'''
*'''Parasitic'''
** ''[[Trichomonas vaginalis]]''
**''[[Trichomonas vaginalis]]''
* '''Viral'''
*'''Viral'''
** [[Herpes simplex virus]]
** [[Adenovirus]]
**[[Herpes simplex virus]]
**[[Adenovirus]]
* '''Fungal'''
*'''Fungal'''
** ''[[Candida albicans]]''
**''[[Candida albicans]]''
* '''Idiopathic''' in up to 50%
*'''Idiopathic''' in up to 50%

== Investigations ==

* In general, first void urine is preferred to mid-stream urine for urethral pathogens


[[Category:Genitourinary infections]]
[[Category:Genitourinary infections]]

Latest revision as of 15:22, 3 September 2020

Differential Diagnosis

Investigations

  • In general, first void urine is preferred to mid-stream urine for urethral pathogens