 Pelvic inflammatory disease develops in 10 to 20% of the females infected with "N. gonorrhoeae".It is important to note that depending on the route of transmission, "N. gonorrhoeae" may cause infection of the throat (pharyngitis) or infection of the anus/rectum (proctitis).In perinatal infection, the primary manifestation is infection of the eye (neonatal conjunctivitis or ophthalmia neonatorum) when the newborn is exposed to "N. gonorrhoeae" in the birth canal.