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Gonococcal Infection 01/10/07 - 31/12/07
In the fourth quarter of 2007, 97 cases of gonococcal
infection were notified to STD Services.
Of these, 57 (58%) occurred in males, and 40 (42%) in females (Table
5.1).
In comparison to the same period in 2006, the total number of
reported heterosexual cases have increased by 21 (26%); 8 (13%) in males
and 13 (33%) in females.
Gonococcal
infection occurred in a wide age range. However, in females, 23 (58%)
cases occurred in those aged less than 25 years. In males, 38 (78%) cases
were detected in those aged 25 and over (Table
5.1).
Racial origin was reported as Aboriginal for
41 (43%) cases (Table 5.2). (Table 5.2). The majority of individuals, 87
(90%), acquired the infection in
South Australia
(Table 5.3).
The site of infection for the four males (7%) 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, 01/10/07 - 31/12/07
and year to date. Age group by sex.
|
Age
group (years)
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/07 - 31/12/07 |
Year
01/01/07 - 31/12/07 |
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
<15
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
3
|
|
15-19
|
7
|
13
|
43
|
48
|
91
|
|
20 - 24
|
12
|
10
|
66
|
33
|
99
|
|
25 - 29
|
11
|
8
|
47
|
35
|
82
|
|
30 - 34
|
9
|
7
|
38
|
26
|
64
|
|
35 - 39
|
5
|
2
|
26
|
16
|
42
|
|
³
40
|
13
|
-
|
66
|
10
|
76
|
|
Total
|
57
|
40
|
286
|
171
|
457
|
Table
5.2 Gonococcal
infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/07 - 31/12/07
and year to date. Racial origin by sex.
|
Racial
origin
|
4th Quarter
01/10/07 - 31/12/07
|
Year
01/01/07 - 31/12/07 |
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
Aboriginal
|
21
|
20
|
127
|
116
|
243
|
|
Asian
|
-
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
|
Caucasian
|
34
|
18
|
148
|
49
|
197
|
|
Other/Unknown
|
2
|
1
|
7
|
2
|
9
|
|
Total
|
57
|
40
|
286
|
171
|
457
|
Table
5.3 Gonococcal infection detected in South Australia, 01/10/07 - 31/12/07
and year to date. Likely location of acquisition of
infection by sex.
|
Location
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/07 - 31/12/07
|
Year
01/01/07 - 31/12/07
|
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
South
Australia
|
50
|
37
|
246
|
162
|
408
|
|
Interstate
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
4
|
17
|
|
Overseas
|
6
|
2
|
27
|
5
|
32
|
|
Total
|
57
|
40
|
286
|
171
|
456
|
Table
5.4 Gonococcal infection detected in homosexual men in South
Australia, 01/10/07 - 31/12/07 and year. Site of infection.
|
Site
|
4th
Quarter
01/10/07 - 31/12/07
|
Year
01/01/07 - 31/12/07
|
|
Urethral
|
1
|
22
|
|
Rectal
|
1
|
12
|
|
Pharyngeal
|
1
|
6
|
|
Urine
|
1
|
4
|
|
Total
|
4
|
44
|
|
Total
males in SA
|
57
|
286
|
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