for the nurse..NSU - Non Specific Urethritis. In answer to your question go to the clinic as many organisms can cause this condition ( non specific) so you can be given the correct antibiotic , just a guess won't do any good and possibly harm as it wouldn't cure the infection and just give you resistance to the wrong antibiotic you may need later for another type of infection..........go to your Doctor or an STD clinic
2007-03-23 05:24:47
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answered by Pattythepunk 3
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NSU causes inflammation of the urethra (the tube in the penis that carries urine from the bladder to the outside), and in almost 50 per cent of cases it's the bacterium called chlamydia that is responsible. Other organisms that may be responsible for causing NSU include:
the virus that causes genital warts - human papilloma virus (HPV)
the virus that causes genital herpes - herpes simplex virus (HSV)
the fungus called candida albicans that causes thrush, or
the protozoan that causes trichomoniasis called trichomonas vaginalis
Non-specific urethritis (NSU) is also sometimes known as non-gonococcal urethritis or NGU. This is because although many different organisms may cause the infection, one that does not is Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhoea.
When NSU is suspected, the diagnosis is confirmed by taking a swab from the urethra and by testing a urine sample. Other sexually transmitted infections will be tested for at the same time. It's important that partners are tested too, otherwise the infection may be passed straight back.
In women this is especially important since the organisms can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, which is not only a very uncomfortable and painful condition but may also lead to infertility.
The infection is easily treated with a course of treatment that may be antibiotic, anti-viral, or anti-fungal medication depending upon which organism is causing the problem. Whilst taking the treatment, and until the infection has been cleared, it's best to avoid sexual contact. Once clearance of the infection is confirmed, then sexual contact can be resumed, always (of course) practising protected safe sex.
2007-03-23 04:38:56
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answered by BARROWMAN 6
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Please tell me what you mean by NSU? I have never heard of it.
SIgned,
A nurse.
2007-03-23 04:37:32
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answered by phantomlimb7 6
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