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Gonococcal Infection 01/07/04 - 30/09/04
In
the third quarter of 2004, 57 cases of gonococcal infection were notified
to STD Services by laboratories. Medical notifications were received for
55 cases. Of the 55 cases notified 35, (64%) occurred in males, and 20
(36%) in females (Table 5.1).
Demographic data are not yet known for two cases, one male and one female.
Gonococcal
infection occurred in a wide age range. In females, 15 (75%) cases
occurred in those aged less than 25 years, while in males 22 (62%) were
aged less than 29 years (Table
5.1).
Racial origin was reported as Aboriginal for 17 female cases (85%).
In males, 15 cases (43%) were Aboriginal and 20 (57%) were
Caucasian
Table 5.2). The majority of individuals (45, 79%) acquired the infection in
South Australia
(Table 5.3).
The
site of infection for seven males (20%) 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,
01/07/04 - 30/09/04 and year to
date. Age group by sex.
|
Age group (years) |
3rd Quarter
01/07/04 - 30/09/04 |
Year to date
01/01/04 - 30/09/04
|
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
< 20 |
8
|
9
|
31
|
35
|
66
|
|
20 - 24 |
6
|
7
|
37
|
29
|
66
|
|
25 - 29 |
8
|
-
|
28
|
9
|
37
|
|
30 - 34 |
3
|
4
|
23
|
20
|
43
|
|
35 - 39 |
4
|
-
|
16
|
3
|
19
|
|
> 40 |
6
|
-
|
32
|
1
|
33
|
|
Total |
35
|
20
|
167
|
97
|
264
|
Table
5.2 Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia, 01/07/04 -
30/09/04
and year to
date. Racial origin by sex.
|
Racial origin |
3rd Quarter
01/07/04 - 30/09/04 |
Year to date
01/01/04 - 30/09/04
|
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Aboriginal |
15
|
17
|
67
|
79
|
146
|
|
Asian |
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
|
Caucasian |
20
|
3
|
96
|
18
|
114
|
|
Other |
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
|
Total |
35
|
20
|
167
|
97
|
264
|
Table
5.3 Gonococcal infection detected in South Australia, 01/07/04 -
30/09/04
and year to date. Likely location of acquisition of
infection by sex.
|
Location |
3rd Quarter
01/07/04 - 30/09/04 |
Year to date
01/01/04 - 30/09/04
|
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
South Australia |
27
|
18
|
144
|
91
|
235
|
|
Interstate |
2
|
2
|
6
|
12
|
18
|
|
Overseas |
5
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
10
|
|
Unknown |
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
|
Total |
35
|
20
|
167
|
97
|
264
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Table
5.4 Gonococcal infection detected in homosexual men in
South
Australia, 01/07/04 - 30/09/04 and year to date.
Site of infection.
|
Site |
3rd Quarter
01/07/04 - 30/09/04 |
Year to date
01/01/04 - 30/09/04
|
|
Urethra |
3
|
15
|
|
Rectum |
4
|
11
|
|
Pharynx |
-
|
6
|
|
Other |
-
|
1
|
|
Total |
7
|
33
|
|
Total males notified |
35
|
167
|
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