Total number of isolates received and characteristics of patients with gonorrhoea
| Male patients | Female patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total isolates | No (%) | Age range (mean) | No (%) | Age range ( mean) |
| *Two male patients <15 years of age. | |||||
| 1997 | 1155 | 780 (68) | 15–60 (28.6) | 368 (32) | 14–64 (22.1) |
| 1998 | 1295 | 918 (71) | 15–72* (29.1) | 377 (29) | 13–55 (22.2) |
| 1999 | 1559 | 1139 (73) | 14–89 (29.2) | 417 (27) | 12–51 (22.9) |
| 2000 | 2015 | 1410 (70) | 14–71 (29.1) | 603 (30) | 13–53 (22.3) |