The predisposing factors for urethritis are multiple sexual partners, unsafe sexual practices, a current sexually transmitted infection (STI), and recent urethral instrumentation. [infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com]

Histology for Pathologists, 2nd edn, pp. 1046–1047. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven. Thomas, E., Jiang, C., Chi, D. S., Li, C. & Ferguson, D. A., Jr ( 1997 ; ). The role of the oral cavity in Helicobacter pylori infection. [mic.microbiologyresearch.org]

These effects include the following: congestive heart failure, a condition in which a weakened heart cannot pump blood effectively death from overwhelming sepsis or bloodstream infection endocarditis, which is an infection involving the heart infertility [medicineonline.com]

Those who have symptoms may notice the following: discharge of pus from the penis eye pain and discharge frequent or painful urination pus-filled discharge from the penis rectal discomfort sore throat Gonorrhea that has spread to other parts of the body [medicineonline.com]

[…] highly transmissible (re-infection common) significant asymptomatic reservoir 50% asymptomatic incubation period ranges from 5-10 days in symptomatic infection, 7-21 in asymptomatic Most common sign/symptom of Chlamydia pain on urination and itch or tingling [quizlet.com]

However, if you have urethritis, you may experience: Pain during urination (Dysuria) Urethral Discharge Pain during intercourse Blood in semen Penile Itching or tingling An increased urge to urinate Increased frequency of micturition. [condom-sizes.org]

Symptoms of urethritis in men typically include urethral discharge, penile itching or tingling, and dysuria. [aafp.org]

Incubation period: 1 to 10 days or more Clinical findings: (1) dysuria, often described as burning (2) urethral discharge that may be mucoid and/or purulent A small percent of men may be asymptomatic and may go unrecognized. [meducator3.net]

Physical exam of the male may reveal a urethral discharge. Women rarely exhibit any urethral discharge. Tests : A thin urogenital swab is inserted into the urethra to obtain a specimen. [nmihi.com]

In male patients with urethritis, the diagnosis can be made by direct microscopy of stained smears of urethral discharge [ 15 ]. [omicsonline.org]

In males the symptoms are usually obvious with purulent urethral discharge, frequent and painful urination. [chp.gov.hk]

Gonococcal urethritis (GCU) usually presents with severe dysuria and profuse mucopurulent urethral discharge. The external meatus is often erythematous and oedematous. [ijdvl.com]

Men complain of glassy or purulent discharge from the urethra, Dysuria and burning in the urethra. Women complain of vaginal discharge, dysuria or abdominal pain (sign of progression to pelvic inflammatory disease). [urology-textbook.com]

Patients with gonococcal urethritis usually had symptoms of both dysuria and discharge of short duration; patients with nongonococcal urethritis had variable symptoms of longer duration (P 0.0005). [annals.org]

Incubation period: 1 to 10 days or more Clinical findings: (1) dysuria, often described as burning (2) urethral discharge that may be mucoid and/or purulent A small percent of men may be asymptomatic and may go unrecognized. [meducator3.net]

In another such study discharge was present in 82 percent of cases and dysuria in 53 percent [ 13 ]. [omicsonline.org]

[…] trachomatis and occurring mostly among males as an early symptom of chlamydia. nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) [-gon′əkok′əl] Etymology: L, non Gk, gone, seed, kokkos, berry an infectious condition of the urethra in males that is characterized by mild dysuria [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

If men have prostatic involvement, they may also complain of nocturia and urinary urgency. Common to both sexes is urethral tenderness, erythema, and pruritis. [infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com]

The patient will have dysuria without increases in urinary urgency or frequency helping to differentiate these infections from cystitis. Asymptomatic infections are common. [atsu.edu]

- Painful ejaculation. 32.  Proctitis – repetitive anal intercourse or by lymphatic spread from posterior urethra. - Rectal pain - Discharge - mucopurrulent - Bleeding 33.  Reiter’s syndrome – urethritis - conjuctivitis - arthritis - characteristic [slideshare.net]

Among patients in whom N. gonorrhoeae was eradicated, pyuria and clinical symptoms, respectively, disappeared in 92.6% (162/175) and 98.9% (173/175) of patients without concomitant C. trachomatis and in 78.6% (22/28) and 71.4% (20/28) with C. trachomatis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

 In women – - Cevicitis – mucopurulent cervical discharge - cervical erythema & edema with an area of ectopy - spontaneous or easily induced cervical bleeding - Urethritis – dysuria - frequency - pyuria 36. - Bartholoinitis - Endometritis – abnormal [slideshare.net]

Children with urethritis Sexual abuse must be considered if there are symptoms of unexplained pyuria in prepubertal boys or young males who are not sexually active (see Sexual Abuse in Peripubertal and Prepubertal Children chapter). [canada.ca]

[…] presence of urethral discharge, a positive leukocyte esterase test result in first-void urine, or at least 10 white blood cells per high-power field in first-void urine sediment. 16 If no discharge is present, first-void urine should be tested to document pyuria [aafp.org]

Each patient received one oral dose of 2.5 g of thiamphenicol, which was readministered after 48-72 hr if Neisseria gonorrhoeae continued to be present in urethral smears. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria can be cultured from infected body sites. Testing for HIV and Treponema pallidum\ bacteria. Less often, syphilis is transmitted from a pregnant woman to her baby. [medicineonline.com]

Gram-positive bacteria: Enterococci in 15%, Streptococci in 12%, Staphylococcus aureus in 5%. Trichomonas vaginalis: an anaerobic, parasitic flagellated protozoan, rare cause of urethritis ( Uncertain etiology: in 20–30%. [urology-textbook.com]