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==Overview== | |||
The urithritis was first described by Neisser in 1879. | |||
==Historical Perspective== | |||
*In 1879, Neisser discovered the gonococcus and for the first time, the term “urethritis non‐gonorrhoica” was coined. | |||
*In 1904, Ludwig Waelsch described mild nongonococcal urethritis. | |||
*After that Chlamydozoa, was described as infectious agent, that may cause nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) at that time called, Waelsch urethritis. | |||
*In the 1930s and later, Philip Thygeson and others in the United States confirmed the baby—mother— nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) relationship.<ref name="pmid8976858">{{cite journal |vauthors=Oriel JD |title=The history of non-gonococcal urethritis |journal=Genitourin Med |volume=72 |issue=5 |pages=374–9 |year=1996 |pmid=8976858 |pmc=1195709 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
Overview
The urithritis was first described by Neisser in 1879.
Historical Perspective
- In 1879, Neisser discovered the gonococcus and for the first time, the term “urethritis non‐gonorrhoica” was coined.
- In 1904, Ludwig Waelsch described mild nongonococcal urethritis.
- After that Chlamydozoa, was described as infectious agent, that may cause nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) at that time called, Waelsch urethritis.
- In the 1930s and later, Philip Thygeson and others in the United States confirmed the baby—mother— nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) relationship.[1]