A 25-year-old female has sexual relations with her boyfriend. Later she is told that the boyfriend is infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Testing reveals that she does not have the disease. How is it possible that she did not contract the disease?

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Antibodies produced by the woman may have covered the sites of attachment for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, preventing the bacteria from infecting her. It is also possible that the woman's immune system was able to successfully fight off the infection before it fully established itself.

A 25-Year-Old Female Has Sexual Relations with Her Boyfriend