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Gonococcal
Infection
In the fourth quarter of 2006, 76 cases of gonococcal
infection were notified to STD Services.
Of these, 49 (64%) occurred in males, and 27 (36%) in females
(Table
5.1).
Gonococcal infection occurred in a wide age range. However, in females,
18 (67%) cases occurred in those aged less than 25 years. In males, 36
(73%) cases were detected in those aged 25 and over Table
5.1).
Racial origin was reported as Aboriginal for
40 (53%) cases (Table 5.2). The
majority of individuals, 65 (86%), acquired the infection in South
Australia (Table 5.3).
The
site of infection for the 11 males (22%) 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, 01/10/06 - 31/12/06
and year. Age group by sex.
|
Age
group (years)
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/06 - 31/12/06 |
Year
01/01/06 - 31/12/06 |
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
<15
|
- |
- |
- |
5 |
5 |
|
15-19
|
4
|
6
|
41
|
60
|
101
|
|
20 - 24
|
9
|
12
|
101
|
58
|
159
|
|
25 - 29
|
9
|
2
|
62
|
33
|
95
|
|
30 - 34
|
6
|
6
|
26
|
18
|
44
|
|
35 - 39
|
11
|
1
|
45
|
13
|
58
|
|
³
40
|
10
|
-
|
34
|
7
|
41
|
|
Total
|
49
|
27
|
309
|
194
|
503
|
Table
5.2 Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/06 - 31/12/06
and year. Racial origin by sex.
|
Racial
origin
|
4th Quarter
01/10/06 - 31/12/06
|
Year
01/01/06 - 31/12/06 |
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
Aboriginal
|
18
|
22
|
189
|
173
|
362
|
|
Asian
|
3
|
-
|
8
|
2
|
10
|
|
Caucasian
|
25
|
5
|
108
|
19
|
127
|
|
Other/Unknown
|
3
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
4
|
|
Total
|
49
|
27
|
309
|
194
|
503
|
Table
5.3 Gonococcal infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/06 - 31/12/06
and year. Likely location of acquisition of
infection by sex.
|
Location
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/06 - 31/12/06
|
Year
01/01/06 - 31/12/06
|
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
South
Australia
|
39
|
26
|
265
|
187
|
452
|
|
Interstate
|
7
|
1
|
25
|
7
|
32
|
|
Overseas
|
3
|
-
|
19
|
-
|
19
|
|
Total
|
49
|
27
|
309
|
194
|
503
|
Table
5.4 Gonococcal infection detected in homosexual men in South
Australia, 01/10/06 - 31/12/06 and year. Site of infection.
|
Site
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/06 - 31/12/06
|
Year
01/01/06 - 31/12/06
|
|
Urethral
|
6
|
22
|
|
Rectal
|
3
|
12
|
|
Pharyngeal
|
1
|
12
|
|
Urine
|
1
|
12
|
|
Total
|
11
|
58
|
|
Total
males in SA
|
49
|
309
|
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