|
Gonococcal Infection 01/01/04 - 31/03/04
Between 1 January and 31 March 2004, 77 cases of gonococcal
infection were notified to STD Services.
Of these 56 (73%) occurred in males, and 21 (27%) in females (Table
5.1)
Gonococcal infection occurred in a wide age
range. In females 13 (62%) cases occurred in those aged less than 25
years, while in males the cases were more evenly distributed across the
age groups (Table
5.1).
The
racial origin was reported as Aboriginal for 24 (31%) cases (Table 5.2). The majority of individuals, (70, 91%)
acquired the infection in South Australia
(Table 5.3).
Of the 56 male cases, 15 (27%) reported
male-to-male sexual contact as compared with 25 (53%) in the fourth
quarter of 2003. The site of infection for homosexual males with
gonococcal infection in this quarter is shown in Table 5.4.
Table 5.1
Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia,
01/01/04 - 31/03/04. Age group by sex.
|
Age
group (years)
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
10 - 14
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
|
15 - 19
|
12
|
5
|
17
|
|
20 - 24
|
13
|
6
|
19
|
|
25 - 29
|
8
|
3
|
11
|
|
30 - 34
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
|
35 - 39
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
³
40
|
13
|
1
|
14
|
|
Total
|
56
|
21
|
77
|
Table
5.2 Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia, 01/01/04 - 31/03/04
and year to
date. Racial origin by sex.
|
Racial
origin
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
Aboriginal
|
12
|
12
|
24
|
|
Asian
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
|
Caucasian
|
41
|
9
|
50
|
|
Other
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
|
Total
|
56
|
21
|
77
|
Table
5.3 Gonococcal infection detected in South Australia, 01/01/04 - 31/03/04
and year to date. Likely location of acquisition of
infection by sex.
|
Location
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
South
Australia
|
49
|
21
|
70
|
|
Interstate
|
5
|
-
|
5
|
|
Overseas
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
|
Total
|
56
|
21
|
77
|
Table
5.4 Gonococcal infection detected in homosexual men in
South Australia, 01/01/04 - 31/03/04 and year to date.
Site of infection.
|
Site
|
Number
|
|
Urethral
|
7
|
|
Rectal
|
5
|
|
Pharyngeal
|
3
|
|
Total
|
15
|
|
Total
males in SA
|
56
|
|
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