|
Gonococcal
Infection 01/10/03 - 31/12/03
In the fourth quarter of 2003, 61 cases of gonococcal
infection were notified to STD Services.
Of these 47 (77%) occurred in males, and 14 (23%) in females (Table
5.1).
Gonococcal
infection occurred in a wide age range. In females 12 (86%) cases occurred
in those aged less than 30 years, while in males, 31 (66%) cases occurred
in those aged 30 years and over (Table
5.1).
The racial origin was reported as Aboriginal
for 18 (30%) cases (Table 5.2). The
majority of individuals, 48(79%) acquired the infection in South Australia
(Table 5.3).
The site of infection for the 25 (53%) males with gonococcal
infection who reported male-to-male sexual contact is shown in Table 5.4.
Table 5.1
Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/03 - 31/12/03
and year to
date. Age group by sex.
|
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/03 - 31/12/03
|
Year
01/01/03 - 31/12/03
|
|
Age
group (years)
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
< 20
|
4
|
5
|
20
|
16
|
34
|
|
20 - 24
|
7
|
3
|
37
|
16
|
53
|
|
25 - 29
|
5
|
4
|
43
|
11
|
54
|
|
30 - 34
|
12
|
-
|
45
|
6
|
51
|
|
35 - 39
|
7
|
1
|
36
|
2
|
38
|
|
³
40
|
12
|
1
|
58
|
7
|
65
|
|
Total
|
47
|
14
|
239
|
58
|
297
|
Table
5.2 Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/03 - 31/12/03
and year to
date. Racial origin by sex.
|
|
4th Quarter
01/10/03 - 31/12/03
|
Year
01/01/03 - 31/12/03
|
|
Racial
origin
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
Aboriginal
|
7
|
11
|
47
|
48
|
95
|
|
Asian
|
2
|
2
|
10
|
3
|
13
|
|
Caucasian
|
37
|
1
|
175
|
7
|
182
|
|
Other
|
1
|
-
|
7
|
-
|
7
|
|
Total
|
47
|
14
|
239
|
58
|
297
|
Table
5.3 Gonococcal infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/03 -
31/12/03
and year to date. Likely location of acquisition of
infection by sex.
|
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/03 - 31/12/03
|
Year
01/01/03 - 31/12/03
|
|
Location
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
South
Australia
|
36
|
12
|
185
|
48
|
233
|
|
Interstate
|
3
|
1
|
26
|
7
|
33
|
|
Overseas
|
8
|
1
|
28
|
3
|
31
|
|
Total
|
47
|
14
|
239
|
58
|
297
|
Table
5.4 Gonococcal infection detected in homosexual men in South
Australia, 01/10/03 - 31/12/03 and year to date. Site of infection.
|
|
4th
Quarter
|
Year
|
|
Site
|
01/10/03 - 31/12/03
|
01/01/03 - 31/12/03
|
|
Urethral
|
11
|
64
|
|
Rectal
|
8
|
52
|
|
Pharyngeal
|
4
|
18
|
|
Urine
|
2
|
4
|
|
Total
|
25
|
138
|
|
Total
males in SA
|
47
|
239
|
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