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Gonococcal
Infection
In the fourth quarter of 2005, 72 cases of
gonococcal infection were notified to STD Services. Of these, 44 (61%) occurred in males, and 28 (39%) in females
(Table
5.1). Gonococcal infection occurred in a wide age
range.
However, in females, 21 (75%) cases occurred in
those aged less than 25 years. In males, 22 (50%) cases were detected in
those less than 30 years of age
(Table
5.1).
Racial origin was reported as Aboriginal for 56
(78%) cases
(Table 5.2). The majority of individuals, 65 (90%), acquired
the infection in South Australia (Table 5.3).
The site of infection for eight males (18%) 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, 01/10/05 - 31/12/05
and year. Age group by sex.
|
Age
group (years)
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/05 - 31/12/05 |
Year
01/01/05 - 31/12/05 |
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
<15
|
-
|
4
|
1
|
16
|
17
|
|
15-19
|
10
|
11
|
51
|
66
|
117
|
|
20 - 24
|
9
|
6
|
57
|
40
|
97
|
|
25 - 29
|
3
|
3
|
34
|
16
|
50
|
|
30 - 34
|
8
|
4
|
28
|
18
|
46
|
|
35 - 39
|
5
|
-
|
21
|
6
|
27
|
|
³
40
|
9
|
-
|
41
|
5
|
46
|
|
Total
|
44
|
28
|
233
|
167
|
400
|
Table
5.2 Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/05 - 31/12/05
and year. Racial origin by sex.
|
Racial
origin
|
4th Quarter
01/10/05 - 31/12/05
|
Year
01/01/05 - 31/12/05 |
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
Aboriginal
|
31
|
25
|
124
|
145
|
272
|
|
Asian
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
6
|
11
|
|
Caucasian
|
12
|
1
|
98
|
12
|
110
|
|
Other
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
1
|
7
|
|
Total
|
44
|
28
|
233
|
167
|
400
|
Table
5.3 Gonococcal infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/05 - 31/12/05
and year. Likely location of acquisition of
infection by sex.
|
Location
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/05 - 31/12/05
|
Year
01/01/05 - 31/12/05
|
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
South
Australia
|
39
|
26
|
195
|
160
|
355
|
|
Interstate
|
2
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
22
|
|
Overseas
|
3
|
1
|
20
|
3
|
23
|
|
Total
|
44
|
28
|
233
|
167
|
400
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Table
5.4 Gonococcal infection detected in homosexual men in South
Australia, 01/10/05 - 31/12/05 and year. Site of infection.
|
Site
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/05 - 31/12/05
|
Year
01/01/05 - 31/12/05
|
|
Urethral
|
2
|
26
|
|
Rectal
|
3
|
26
|
|
Pharyngeal
|
1
|
8
|
|
Urine
|
2
|
7
|
|
Total
|
8
|
67
|
|
Total
males in SA
|
44
|
233
|
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