Gonococci in gram-stained smears are seen inside the
Lymphocytes
Neutrophils
Mast cells
Macrophages
Gonococci, in smears from the urethral discharge in acute gonorrhea, appears as diplococcus with adjacent sides concave being typically kidney-shaped. Found predominantly within the polymorphs, some cells containing as many as a hundred cocci. Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Anathanarayan and panicker's; 10th edition; Page no: 230
Bacteriology