|
Gonococcal Infection 01/01/05 - 31/03/05
Between 1 January and 31 March 2005, 78 cases of
gonococcal infection were notified to STD Services. Of these 57 (73%) occurred in males, and 21 (29%) 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, 71 (91%) acquired
the infection in South Australia (Table 5.3).
Of the 57 male cases, 15 (26%) reported
male-to-male sexual contact as compared with 10 (15 %) in the fourth
quarter of 2004. 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, 01/01/05 - 31/03/05
and year to
date. 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
|
8
|
3
|
11
|
|
35 -
39
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
³40
|
13
|
1
|
14
|
|
Total
|
57
|
21
|
78
|
Table
5.2 Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia, 01/01/05 - 31/03/05
and year to
date. Racial origin by sex.
|
Racial
origin
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
Aboriginal
|
12
|
12
|
24
|
|
Asian
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
|
Caucasian
|
42
|
9
|
51
|
|
Other
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
|
Total
|
57
|
21
|
78
|
Table
5.3 Gonococcal infection detected in South Australia, 01/01/05 - 31/03/05
and year to date. Likely location of acquisition of
infection by sex.
|
Location
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
South
Australia
|
50
|
21
|
71
|
|
Interstate
|
5
|
-
|
5
|
|
Overseas
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
|
Total
|
57
|
21
|
78
|
Table
5.4 Gonococcal infection detected in homosexual men in
South Australia, 01/01/05 - 31/03/05 and year to date.
Site of infection.
|
Site
|
Number
|
|
Urethral
|
7
|
|
Rectal
|
5
|
|
Pharyngeal
|
3
|
|
Total
|
15
|
|
Total
males in SA
|
57
|
|
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