A 28-year-old male from Mumbai with acute urethritis presents with purulent urethral discharge. A Gram stain of the urethral exudate shows numerous polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and intracellular gram-negative diplococci within the PMNs. Culture on Thayer-Martin medium is pending. What is the most appropriate immediate next step?

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