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Gonococcal
Infection
In the fourth quarter of 2004, 106 cases of gonococcal
infection were notified to STD Services.
Of these, 67 (63%) occurred in males, and 39 (37%) in females (Table
5.1).
Gonococcal infection occurred in a wide age
range. In females, 29 (74%) cases occurred in those aged less than 24
years. In males, 37 (55%) cases were detected in those less than 30 years
of age (Table
5.1).
Racial origin was reported as Aboriginal for 63
(59%) cases (Table 5.2). The
majority of individuals,
83 (78%),)
acquired the infection in South Australia
(Table 5.3).
The site of infection for the 10 males (15%) 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, 01/10/04 - 31/12/04
and year. Age group by sex.
|
Age
group (years)
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/04 - 31/12/04 |
Year
01/01/04 - 31/12/04 |
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
< 20
|
7
|
19
|
38
|
54
|
92
|
|
20 - 24
|
18
|
10
|
55
|
39
|
94
|
|
25 - 29
|
12
|
4
|
40
|
14
|
54
|
|
30 - 34
|
7
|
-
|
30
|
20
|
50
|
|
35 - 39
|
6
|
3
|
22
|
6
|
28
|
|
³
40
|
17
|
3
|
49
|
4
|
53
|
|
Total
|
67
|
39
|
234
|
137
|
371
|
Table
5.2 Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/04 - 31/12/04
and year. Racial origin by sex.
|
Racial
origin
|
4th Quarter
01/10/04 - 31/12/04
|
Year
01/01/04 - 31/12/04 |
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
Aboriginal
|
30
|
33
|
97
|
113
|
210
|
|
Asian
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
Caucasian
|
36
|
5
|
132
|
23
|
155
|
|
Other
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
|
Total
|
67
|
39
|
234
|
137
|
371
|
Table
5.3 Gonococcal infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/04 - 31/12/04
and year. Likely location of acquisition of
infection by sex.
|
Location
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/04 - 31/12/04
|
Year
01/01/04 - 31/12/04
|
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
South
Australia
|
48
|
35
|
192
|
126
|
318
|
|
Interstate
|
8
|
3
|
20
|
10
|
30
|
|
Overseas
|
9
|
1
|
19
|
1
|
20
|
|
Unknown
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
|
Total
|
67
|
39
|
234
|
137
|
371
|
Table
5.4 Gonococcal infection detected in homosexual men in South
Australia, 01/10/04 - 31/12/04 and year. Site of infection.
|
Site
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/04 - 31/12/04
|
Year
01/01/04 - 31/12/04
|
|
Urethral
|
7
|
22
|
|
Rectal
|
3
|
14
|
|
Pharyngeal
|
-
|
6
|
|
Urine
|
-
|
1
|
|
Total
|
10
|
43
|
|
Total
males in SA
|
67
|
234
|
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