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Genital Chlamydial Infection in South Australia

Genital Chlamydial Infection 01/01/00 - 30/06/00

In the first half of 2000, 490 medical notifications of genital chlamydial infection were received (Table 4.1). Of these, 210 (43%) cases occurred in males and 280 (57%) in females. These data are consistent with the expected incidence and sex ratio based on data for the period 1995 - 1999.

Genital Chlamydial Infection 01/04/00 - 30/06/00

During the second quarter, 229 cases of genital chlamydial infection were notified. No increase in the South Australian incidence of cases was observed for this quarter. An increase in notifications from Nganampa Health Council, as the result of the annual screening program in the Anangu/Pitjantjatjara lands during April and May, was offset by a fall in the number of notifications from metropolitan General Practitioners during this period.

Of the 229 cases of genital chlamydia, 95 (41%) were diagnosed in males and 134 (59%) in females (Table 4.1). Sixty six cases in males (69%) and 110 cases in females (82%) occurred in persons aged less than thirty years (Table 4.1).

The racial origin was reported as Caucasian for 144 (63%) cases and Aboriginal for 52 (23%) cases (Table 4.2). The infection was reported as being acquired in South Australia for 191 (83%) cases. Two cases reported male-to-male sex.

Laboratory tests for genital chlamydia performed during this quarter are detailed in Table 4.3.

Table 4.1 Genital chlamydial infection in South Australia, 01/04/00 - 30/06/00 and year to date. Age group by sex.

Table 4.2 Genital chlamydial infection, 01/04/00 - 30/06/00 and year to date. Race by sex.

Table 4.3 Summary of laboratory tests for genital chlamydia, 01/04/00 - 30/06/00 and year to date. Laboratory by sex.

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