|
Gonococcal Infection 01/01/03 - 31/03/03
In the first quarter of 2003, 76 cases of gonococcal
infection were notified to STD Services by laboratories compared with 49
cases notified during the fourth quarter of 2002. Medical notifications
were received for 75 cases. Of the cases notified, 67 (89%) occurred in
males, and eight (11%) in females (Table
5.1).
In males,
gonococcal infection occurred in a wide age range with 42 (63%) cases in
the 20-34 year age group. Among females, six cases occurred in those aged
less than 30 years (Table
5.1).
The racial origin was reported as Caucasian in 49 (65%)
cases (Table 5.2). The majority of individuals, 54 (72%), acquired the
infection in South Australia (Table 5.3).
Forty two (63%) of the 67 male cases reported male-to-male
sexual contact compared with 18 (47%) in the fourth quarter of 2002. The
site of infection for homosexual males with gonococcal infection is shown
in Table 5.4.
Table 5.1
Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia, 01/01/03 - 31/03/03
and year to
date. Age group by sex.
|
Age
group (years)
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
15
- 19
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
|
20 - 24
|
12
|
3
|
15
|
|
25 - 29
|
15
|
1
|
16
|
|
30 - 34
|
15
|
1
|
16
|
|
35 - 39
|
10
|
-
|
10
|
|
³
40
|
11
|
1
|
12
|
|
Total
|
67
|
8
|
75
|
Table
5.2 Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia, 01/01/03 - 31/03/03
and year to
date. Racial origin by sex.
|
Racial
origin
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
Aboriginal
|
11
|
6
|
17
|
|
Asian
|
5
|
1
|
6
|
|
Caucasian
|
48
|
1
|
49
|
|
Other
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
|
Total
|
67
|
8
|
75
|
Table
5.3 Gonococcal infection detected in South Australia, 01/01/03 - 31/03/03
and year to date. Likely location of acquisition of
infection by sex.
|
Location
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
South
Australia
|
47
|
7
|
54
|
|
Interstate
|
10
|
-
|
10
|
|
Overseas
|
10
|
1
|
11
|
|
Total
|
67
|
8
|
75
|
Table
5.4 Gonococcal infection detected in homosexual men in
South Australia, 01/01/03 - 31/03/03
and year to date.
Site of infection.
|
Site
|
Number
|
|
Urethral
|
23
|
|
Rectal
|
14
|
|
Pharyngeal
|
5
|
|
Urine
|
-
|
|
Total
|
42
|
|
Total
males in SA
|
67
|
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