Enhanced Surveillance of Antimicrobial-Resistant Gonorrhea System (ESAG): Case characteristics

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• Figure 1: Number and proportion of ESAG cases by gender/sex/sexual behaviour, 2018 to 2021
• Figure 2: Age and gender/sex/sexual behaviour of ESAG cases, 2018 to 2021
• Figure 3: Reason for medical visit among ESAG cases, 2018 to 2021
• Figure 4: Proportion of ESAG cases by gender/sex/sexual behaviour and gonococcal infection type, 2018 to 2023

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Notes

• GBMSM: gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.

Notes

• GBMSM: gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.

* Total case counts and total proportions of the specific age group of the selected year.

Figure 3: Reason for medical visit among ESAG cases, 2018 to 2021 Download Figure 3data (.csv)

Reason for medical visit: Case contact Signs and symptoms STI screening Test of cure Other reason Unknown reason

Notes

• An ESAG case may have had more than one documented reason for seeking medical care. For information on the ESAG system’s hierarchy of classifying the primary reason for seeking medical care, please refer to the ESAG Methods and Limitations.
• GBMSM: gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.

Figure 4: Proportion of ESAG cases by gender/sex/sexual behaviour and gonococcal infection type, 2018 to 2021 Download Figure 4data (.csv)

Notes

• For information on the ESAG system’s hierarchy for gonococcal infection types, see ESAG methods and limitations.
• A disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) is defined as an infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from a joint, blood, or serum sample.
• A genital infection is defined as an infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from the cervix, urethra, urogenital tract, or vagina.
• Anogenital infections include rectal and genital infections.
• Pharyngeal infections refer to throat infections.