Intended Use

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the cause of the venereal disease gonorrhea. It may also be isolated from conjunctiva, throat, rectal mucosa, peritoneal fluid, CSF and joint fluid. N. meningitidis is a primary cause of septicemia and cerebrospinal meningitis. It may be isolated from blood, CSF, petechial lesions, sputum, joint fluid, oropharynx, urogenital, and rectal mucosa. In addition, the nonpathogenic or saprophytic Neisseria species ad Moraxella catarrhalis which are part of the normal flora of the respiratory tract have been implicated in cases of pneumonia, otitis media, sinusitis, meningitis, septicemia, bronchitis, endocarditis, conjunctivitis and other infections.