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Gonococcal Infection 01/07/05 - 30/09/05
In the third quarter of 2005, 88 cases of
gonococcal infection were notified to STD Services by medical
practitioners. Of the 88 cases notified, 60 (68%) occurred in
males, and 28 (32%) in females (Table 5.1).
Gonococcal infection occurred in a wide age
range. In females, 20 (71%) cases occurred in those aged less than 25
years, while in males 39 (66%) were aged less than 29 years (Table
5.1).
Racial
origin was reported as Aboriginal for 23 female cases (79%). In
males, 29 cases (49%) were Aboriginal and 27 (44%) were caucasian
(Table 5.2).
The
majority of individuals (78, 90%) acquired the infection in South
Australia
(Table 5.3).
The site of infection for 22 males (37%) 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,
01/07/05 - 30/09/05 and year to
date. Age group by sex.
|
Age group (years) |
3rd Quarter
01/07/05 - 30/09/05 |
Year to date
01/01/05 - 30/09/05
|
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
< 20 |
9
|
15
|
42
|
67
|
109
|
|
20 - 24 |
14
|
5
|
48
|
34
|
82
|
|
25 - 29 |
16
|
1
|
31
|
13
|
44
|
|
30 - 34 |
6
|
4
|
20
|
14
|
34
|
|
35 - 39 |
6
|
1
|
16
|
6
|
22
|
|
> 40 |
9
|
2
|
32
|
5
|
37
|
|
Total |
60
|
28
|
189
|
139
|
328
|
Table
5.2 Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia,
01/07/05 - 30/09/05 and year to
date. Racial origin by sex.
|
Racial origin |
3rd Quarter
01/07/05 - 30/09/05 |
Year to date
01/01/05 - 30/09/05
|
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Aboriginal |
29
|
23
|
93
|
123
|
216
|
|
Asian |
1
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
|
Caucasian |
27
|
3
|
85
|
11
|
96
|
|
Other |
3
|
-
|
7
|
1
|
8
|
|
Total |
60
|
28
|
189
|
139
|
328
|
Table
5.3 Gonococcal infection detected in South Australia,
01/01/05 - 30/09/05 and year to date.
Likely location of acquisition of
infection by sex.
|
Location |
3rd Quarter
01/07/05 - 30/09/05 |
Year to date
01/01/05 - 30/09/05
|
|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
South Australia |
50
|
28
|
156
|
134
|
290
|
|
Interstate |
5
|
-
|
16
|
3
|
19
|
|
Overseas |
5
|
-
|
17
|
2
|
19
|
|
Total |
60
|
28
|
189
|
139
|
328
|
Table
5.4 Gonococcal infection detected in homosexual men in
South
Australia, 01/07/05 - 30/09/05 and year to date.
Site of infection.
|
Site |
3rd Quarter
01/07/05 - 30/09/05 |
Year to date
01/01/05 - 30/09/05
|
|
Urethra |
10
|
24
|
|
Rectal |
8
|
23
|
|
Pharyngeal |
4
|
7
|
|
Other |
-
|
5
|
|
Total |
22
|
59
|
|
Total males notified |
60
|
189
|
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