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Gonococcal Infection in South Australia: 
QSR  No. 15, 2000

Gonococcal Infection 01/01/00 - 31/03/00

Between 1 January and 31 March 2000, 79 cases of gonococcal infection were notified to STD Services by laboratories (Table 5.1). This compares with a range of 45 to 76 infections per quarter notified during 1999. The reported infections included one case each of gonococcal bacteraemia and septic arthritis.

Forty nine (62%) cases occurred in males, and 30 (38%) in females (Table 5.1). The male to female ratio of 1.6:1 compares to a quarterly ratio range of between 1:1 and 3:1 during 1999.

Gonococcal infection in males was distributed across age strata with 2 peaks noted; in the age group 25 - 29 years and ³ 40 years. Among females, 90% of cases occurred in those aged less than 35 years, with 43% of cases occurring in the age group 15-19 years (Table 5.1).

Medical notifications were received for only 53 (67%) cases reported by laboratories, thus demographic data are not yet known for 23% of cases. Data on racial origin and proportion of males reporting male-to-male have not been analysed because of bias introduced by missing data. These demographic characteristics will be analysed in the Quarterly Surveillance Report April - June 2000.

Of the 53 cases reported by medical practitioners to date, the majority (81%) of infections were acquired in South Australia.

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Table 5.1 Gonococcal infection detected in South Australia, 01/01/00 - 31/03/00. 
                Age group by sex.

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