In a male with a purulent urethral exudate, a presumptive diagnosis of gonorrhea is made by finding Gram negative intracellular diplococci in a direct smear of the exudate.

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In a male with a purulent urethral exudate, a presumptive diagnosis of gonorrhea is made by finding Gram negative intracellular diplococci in a direct smear of the exudate.

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